Oral sex

Oral sex, sometimes referred to as oral intercourse, is <a href="/facts/Sexual_activity/jNYgvpq4">sexual activity</a> involving the stimulation of the genitalia of a person by another person using the mouth (including the lips, tongue, or teeth). <a href="/facts/Cunnilingus/ehc4wo76">Cunnilingus</a> is oral sex performed on the <a href="/facts/Vulva/ECayW89s">vulva</a> while <a href="/facts/Fellatio/F72SIY2p">fellatio</a> is oral sex performed on the <a href="/facts/Human_penis/shzvo9ML">penis</a>. <a href="/facts/Anilingus/A0U5NbWp">Anilingus</a>, another form of oral sex, is oral stimulation of the <a href="/facts/Human_anus/PGkvVMYT">anus</a>.
Oral sex may be performed as <a href="/facts/Foreplay/ojeTyyPh">foreplay</a> to incite <a href="/facts/Sexual_arousal/6RDQjGb7">sexual arousal</a> before other sexual activities (such as <a href="/facts/Sexual_intercourse/okjwpVnB">vaginal</a> or <a href="/facts/Anal_sex/sWRpk95W">anal</a> intercourse), or as an <a href="/facts/Eroticism/YxdnNWSY">erotic</a> and <a href="/facts/Physical_intimacy/da30LuXW">physically intimate act</a> in its own right. Like most forms of sexual activity, oral sex can pose a risk for contracting <a href="/facts/Sexually_transmitted_disease/IYL1rxdI">sexually transmitted infections</a> (STIs). However, the transmission risk for oral sex, especially <a href="/facts/HIV/ulY2rgzu">HIV</a> transmission, is significantly lower than for vaginal or anal sex.
Oral sex is often regarded as <a href="/facts/Taboo/3KuFszoI">taboo</a>, but most countries do not have laws which ban the practice. Commonly, people do not think of oral sex as affecting the <a href="/facts/Virginity/ceJczHyF">virginity</a> of either partner, though opinions on the matter vary. People may also have negative feelings or <a href="/facts/Sexual_inhibition/caV2L2IX">sexual inhibitions</a> about giving or receiving oral sex, or may flatly refuse to engage in the practice.

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Oral sex