ok hi, so I'm 15 and I decided I don't want to have sex but I don't mind giving oral sex like blow jobs. I am just really scared of STD's and so my question is "is there anything to look for before I do it? Like is there any signs that this person has an STD" this might be a dumb question but I just want to be careful. Please give me your opinion and facts.
Probably the greatest risk to you is that you could get oral herpes (cold sores) from someone with genital herpes.
You will probably notice if someone has open sores on their penis, but there is a window when people with genital herpes are infectious, but the sores haven't developed yet. In this case you might notice a tiny red bump but it's unlikely you'll notice anything at all- particularly if they have pubic hair covering it.
You could possibly also catch gonorrhoea or chlamydia of the throat. Fortunately both are curable, unlike herpes. An STD test would pick up whether your partner has gonorrhoea or chlamydia.
Less likely than herpes or gonorrhoea/clamydia, it is possible to contract an HPV infection that could lead to throat cancer. This is a very rare occurrence. The strains of HPV that cause cancer are unknown and it is impossible to tell if someone has it, because it is no test for it in an STD test, and there is no outward sign of it. (Some strains of HPV can cause warts but these are NOT the strains of HPV that cause cancer.)
Simply put, you cannot tell whether someone will give you an STD or not just by looking at them. The best way to limit your exposure is to know your partners sexual history (i.e. it is better to choose virgins- which hopefully many 15 year old guys are :)) and to limit the number of partners you have unprotected sex with. [ lepidoptera's advice column | Ask lepidoptera A Question ]
adviceman49 answered Monday November 25 2013, 1:00 pm: I typed the following into as search engine,"what are signs of STDS in men?" It returned a number of sites to look at. The site I have included below had 23 pictures of things to look at. I will warn you they are graphic and gross but I believe this is what you are looking for.
vanipxndx answered Monday November 25 2013, 12:23 pm: Hey ...there's nothing wrong if you like oral but do be care full look for bumps .. or anything unfamiliar that you might not be sure of ... of you wanna be more safe there's many (sx) stores that sale things that you can use ..to be safe ask an adult first [ vanipxndx's advice column | Ask vanipxndx A Question ]
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