Is STD Transmission Possible Through Oral Sex?

Posted on Fri, 21 Oct 2016

Question: Is there a risk of any STD from handjobs?

Does it matter if at some point the woman had touched her genitals (5-10min prior) before touching penis?

Im mostly concerned with skin to skin STDs like HPV or HSV.

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (47 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Your risk for HSV,HPV is negligible.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Thanks for posting your query.
Hand job is the safest among all types of sexual activities as far as HIV/STD is concerned.
Even if the woman handled her genitals few minutes back and use the same hand for performing the hand job, the risk for HIV is negligible only as well as for HPV and HSV.
All the organisms causing STD/HIV are highly fragile and can not thrive outside one's body or body fluids not more than few seconds.
So you need not worry about hand job.
Dr S.Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (1 hour later)

Thank you! Essentially it requires direcr contact between genitals for transmission?

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (8 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Handjob is safe

Detailed Answer:
Hi, Welcome back.
For HIV transmission, there must be an exchange of body fluids. This could happen during intercourse where minute abrasions are likely.
So handjob is comparatively very safe.
Dr S Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (5 minutes later)

Thank you. I am not worried about HIV, mostly skin to skin diseases, but i assume the same stands true?

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (13 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Risk for other STDs are also negligible.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
Regarding HSV, HSV 2 infection is an STD and not HSV 1. HSV 2 can't survive outside the body and hands and cannot cause lesions elsewhere in the body, other than ano-genital area. Similarly the strains those causing genital warts cannot cause lesions over hands. So the risk for other STDs are also negligible.
Dr S Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (19 minutes later)

Thank you for letting me know i have nothing to worry about. Very much appreciated .

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (21 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You are most welcome.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
You are welcome always. If you have any other questions to ask, feel free to ask.
Dr S Murugan

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar