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  • Post category:Sexual health and Safety
  • Post published:October 1, 2014

You cannot get pregnant from having oral sex, even if you swallow sperm. However, you can catch STIs such as herpes and chlamydia.

Use a condom on the penis, and a dam (very soft, thin plastic square) over the female genitals to protect against getting or passing on STIs through oral sex.

Source: Sex myth buster @ NHS Choices

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