# Can Anything Be Done Afterwards To Reduce The Odds Of Getting An STD Thru Oral Sex? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 20, 2005, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anything-be-done-afterwards-to-reduce-the-odds-of-getting-an-std-thru-oral-sex/300235 "2005-04-20T15:01:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anything-be-done-afterwards-to-reduce-the-odds-of-getting-an-std-thru-oral-sex/300235/21 "2005-04-23T22:54:08Z")
What about urinating soon afterwards? Can urine have an effect on killing any type of STD that may enter the urethra? ---
**Author:** ![ageless6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@ageless6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ageless6)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anything-be-done-afterwards-to-reduce-the-odds-of-getting-an-std-thru-oral-sex/300235/22 "2005-04-23T22:58:01Z")
[QUOTE=Cartooniverse] Get a room, you two. Now why didn’t I think of that? My dearest sweetheart **Crandolph:** I just never liked smileys. But all is forgiven. Please come home…ah hell, I can’t go through with it. I’m changing that to "Please _stay_ home. Darn that **Cartooniverse.** I’m so suggestible. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anything-be-done-afterwards-to-reduce-the-odds-of-getting-an-std-thru-oral-sex/300235/23 "2005-04-23T23:33:13Z")
> [@ageless6](#): > > **QtM:** > > Is gonorrheal tonsillitus the same as gonorrhea of the throat? I googled…damn, I don’t remember exactly what now, but I got information about G of the throat and found out that in many cases it’s asymptomatic, so what does that portend for those unfortunates? > > Also, many people (especially younger ones) believe that oral sex greatly reduces the odds of getting HIV. What’s your take on that? One big problem with gonorrhea pharyngitis is that it can spread thruout the body, and suddenly you’ve got disseminated gonorrhea, which can cause a febrile illness, with pustular skin eruptions. This itself can be fatal, and can infrequently also cause heart, liver and brian infections. A more common result from disseminated gonorrhea is septic joints, which left untreated can result in joint destruction. And while it’s less likely to get HIV via oral-genital contact than thru vaginal or anal intercourse, it’s not impossible. Safer doesn’t mean safe. ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2005, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anything-be-done-afterwards-to-reduce-the-odds-of-getting-an-std-thru-oral-sex/300235/24 "2005-05-12T02:19:02Z")
> [@Qadgop the Mercotan](#): > > It’s been a few years since I last saw gonorrheal tonsillitis, but it’s still out there. And can quite easily be passed on via oral sex… But much more likely to the one performing the oral sex, not the one being sucked. HIV, too, can be passed to the one doing the sucking, but the possibility of the one being sucked being infected with HIV via oral sex is extraordinarily remote. ---
**Author:** ![Antivenin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f17d59/32.png) [@Antivenin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antivenin)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2005, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anything-be-done-afterwards-to-reduce-the-odds-of-getting-an-std-thru-oral-sex/300235/25 "2005-05-12T03:33:46Z")
What’s the difference between oral sex and anal sex? Oral sex makes your day, anal sex makes your hole weak. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2005, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anything-be-done-afterwards-to-reduce-the-odds-of-getting-an-std-thru-oral-sex/300235/26 "2005-05-12T22:12:34Z")
Just showed up to give the punchline of one of my favorite jokes: Spit it ooot! Spit it oooot did he say?!? Thank you. I’ll be here all week. Try the veggieburgers. As you were. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anything-be-done-afterwards-to-reduce-the-odds-of-getting-an-std-thru-oral-sex/300235.md?page=1)