Overall a woman’s risk for HPV-related head and neck cancer—whether or not she was a smoker—was much lower than a man’s. The prevalence of oral HPV infection in women was 1.5 percent in those with two or more oral sex partners.

Two days ago, I wrote that oral sex was becoming destigmatized and normalized, thwarting parents who had hoped they could “stick to the basics” in talk

Anal sex or anal intercourse is generally the insertion and thrusting of the erect penis into a person’s anus, or anus and rectum, for sexual pleasure. Other forms of anal sex include fingering, the use of sex toys for anal penetration, oral sex …

The risk of HIV transmission during oral sex is very low, but not zero, conclude researchers from Imperial College and the London college of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in the December 2008 issue of the International Journal of Epidemiology.

Safer-Sex Methods: HIV InSite Knowledge Base Chapter December 2003; Content reviewed January 2006: Tim Lane, PhD, MPH, University of California San Francisco Herminia Palacio, MD, MPH, Harris County Health Department, Houston, Texas

Aug 16, 2012 · When Do U.S. Youths Start Oral Sex, Intercourse? New CDC Data on Timing of Oral Sex, Intercourse in Teens and Early 20s

CIRCUMCISION IN THE UNITED STATES Prevalence, Prophylactic Effects, and Sexual Practice. Edward O. Laumann, PhD; Christopher M. …

Men who perform oral sex on women may want to avail themselves of the latest findings about human papillomavirus (HPV). A new study published this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine reveals that the mouths of many men are infected with HPV, often contracted through cunnilingus. To

Here’s a quick summary from WebMD of what to do for some common dental emergencies.

Oral sex has been observed in the kingdom among many species. It has been suggested that there is an evolutionary advantage due to the tendency of primates, non-primates and humans to have oral sex.