Based on the results of the most recent study, deep kissing with tongue — also known as French kissing — appears to pose the highest risk. You should be fine. That said, objects of the naughtier variety could do it. You can contract gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted infections STIs from sharing sex toys with someone who has received a diagnosis. Avoiding kissing is probably the only way to completely remove any risk for oral transmission, with limiting your number of kissing partners coming in at a close second.
In , Australian researchers surveyed 3, men who have sex with men. The data collected looked at the number of partners the men had in the last 3 months in three categories, including:. Kissing-only and kissing-with-sex were associated with throat gonorrhea. Having four or more kissing-only or kissing-with-sex partners doubled the risk for throat gonorrhea. Gonorrhea is primarily transmitted when bodily fluids like semen, pre-seminal fluid, and vaginal fluids get on or inside the mouth, genitals, or anus during oral sex without a method of barrier protection.
Transmission via saliva has been suspected since the s. Anyone who has penetrative or oral sex without a condom — or another method of barrier protection — can contract gonorrhea.
This includes going down on a vagina, penis, or anus aka rimming. Contracting gonorrhea of the genital tract is more likely if you have vaginal sex. It can affect any part of the genital tract, but most often affects the urethra, vagina, or cervix. Being on the receiving end of anal sex can also increase your risk of contracting gonorrhea in the rectum. According to one study, 35 to 50 percent of women with gonococcal cervicitis — which is gonorrhea of the cervix — have a concomitant rectal infection.
In the male reproductive system, gonorrhea can increase the risk for epididymitis , or an inflammation of the epididymis, which is a tube at the back of the testicles that stores and carries sperm. Alphabetical fact sheet listing Categorized fact sheet listing. What is gonorrhea? Common symptoms vary depending on where the infection is: Infections of the genitals can cause an unusual fluid or discharge to come out of the vagina or penis, pain when urinating peeing , vaginal bleeding, bleeding between periods, painful vaginal sex, swelling or pain in the testicles or pain in the abdomen.
Rectal infections can cause anal itching, discharge from the anus, painful bowel movements or the feeling of needing to have a bowel movement.
Throat or mouth infections can cause a sore throat. Could I get gonorrhea? Although less common, gonorrhea can also be passed on: when a person with the infection in their mouth or throat gives oral sex to another person when a person gives oral sex to a person with an infection of the genitals through oral-anal contact rimming through sharing sex toys or during a hand job or fingering if infected fluids get onto the toy or hand Gonorrhea and HIV For people with HIV, a gonorrhea infection may increase the amount of HIV in bodily fluids and increase the chance of passing on HIV to sex partners.
What can I do? Prevent infection Use a condom during vaginal intercourse and anal intercourse. Use a condom or oral dam during oral sex. There is no vaccine to protect against gonorrhea.
Get tested The only way to know for sure whether or not you have gonorrhea is to get tested. Get treated Gonorrhea can be cured with a single dose of oral and injected antibiotics, though treatment can vary in different regions.
EST More. However, the more partners you have, the greater the risk of catching an infection. The symptoms of an STI vary depending on the type of infection.
However, most STIs are treatable if detected early enough. If you think you may have an infection, or if you have had unprotected sex, it's important to visit your GP or local sexual health or genitourinary medicine GUM clinic as soon as possible.
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