Oral sex , sometimes referred to as oral intercourse , is sexual activity involving the stimulation of the genitalia of a person by another person using the mouth including the lips, tongue, or teeth and the throat. Cunnilingus is oral sex performed on the vulva or vagina , while fellatio is oral sex performed on the penis. Oral sex may be performed as foreplay to incite sexual arousal before other sexual activities such as vaginal or anal intercourse , [1] [3] or as an erotic and physically intimate act in its own right. However, the transmission risk for oral sex, especially HIV transmission, is significantly lower than for vaginal or anal sex. Oral sex is often regarded as taboo , [1] but most countries do not have laws which ban the practice. Commonly, people do not regard oral sex as affecting the virginity of either partner, though opinions on the matter vary.
Penis-in-vagina sex is not the be-all-end-all of sex. Oral sex can be just as pleasurable — if not more so — than penetrative sex. You know whose genital juice tastes like cookies and cream? We all have a taste down there.
Wow, to be a paid researcher in America to study the sexual behaviors of Americans. Where do I sign up? As a part of the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior, researchers surveyed a national, representative sample of 5, people ages 14 to They recently published some of their initial findings in The Journal of Sexual Medicine.
Sure, if feels good to receive it and even feels good to give it, but have you ever thought about why human beings have oral sex to begin with? But, according to science , giving and getting head is a bit more complicated than that. Swallowing semen is good for us. While they may not be necessary in a lot of cases, should you go on to have kids with this person, having swallowed all that semen will keep your immune system in check.