Chlamydia as a Genital Disease

Chlamydia is one of the many oral sex diseases that are more commonly found in women. Aside from oral sex, one can also contract this disease through vaginal and anal sex. For those who are not able to detect this disease, it usually follows that they will develop a condition known as PID or pelvic inflammatory disease which involves the infection of the fallopian tubes, ovaries, and/or uterus.

PID has been known to cause harm in the reproductive organs through the development of scars. Later on, this can cause other more harmful conditions such as chronic pelvic pain, ectopic pregnancy, problems with getting pregnant, as well as other pregnancy complications. In the United States alone, around half a million PID patients are caused by Chlamydia. Women who have been affected by this disease are also more prone to contracting HIV (by approximately 5 times) should they be exposed.

Silent and Deadly

Chlamydia has gained the nickname “Silent Epidemic” because of the fact that it is asymptomatic. That is, fifty to seventy percent of infected women are not even aware that they have been infected simply because this disease doesn’t cause any symptoms in their bodies. In fact, around 75% of those infected become asymptomatic to this disease. However, those who do experience symptoms may have occurrences of dyspareunia (pain in sexual intercourse), abdominal pains, unusual vaginal discharge or bleeding, urinal urgency, and fever.
For men, the most common symptom of Chlamydia is infectious urethritis which involves the inflammation of the patient’s urethra. This symptom has been known to manifest itself in around 50% of male patients. Chlamydia is definitely one of the most dangerous oral sexual diseases out there.   GP

The Risks Involved

Aside from the actual giving and receiving part, there are basically two types of oral sex. The first one involves penis to oral contact which is more commonly known as the blowjob. The one giving the blowjob runs the risk of contracting various STD’s because of his or her contact to both the pre-cum or the pre-ejaculate, as well as the actual cum or semen. Most cold or open sores can be a venue for certain bacteria or viruses to enter one’s bloodstream and cause the infection. This also holds true for the one receiving the blowjob as any infection from his partner’s mouth could come in contact with any cut, sore, or scratch on the penis.

The second type of oral sex involves vagina to oral contact. It’s pretty much the same concept here as the person sucking or licking his or her partner’s vagina could come in contact with vaginal fluids that could be infected. This is also the case for the receiver as she too can become infected by any bacteria from her partner’s mouth. Although oral sex diseases may not be as common as compared to anal or vaginal sex diseases, it is still a likely possibility that teens should be wary of.   GP