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Can STD Be Contracted Through Oral Sex?

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Posted on Tue, 13 Oct 2015
Question: Hi, i am worried i have an STD. Does this look like heat rash to you or something worse?it is in the area between my thigh and my testicles. It is only slightly itchy. I received oral 2 weeks ago and this seems to have appeared from nowhere. Thanks. XXXX
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Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (4 hours later)
Brief Answer:
STD through oral sex is rare.Pharyngitis/ulcers can occur,not groin itching

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Thanks for posting your query.

Oral sex carries a low risk for STD/HIV when compared to anal and vaginal sex. If at all a possibility of STD, it would be mostly as a sore throat or ulcers in the mouth and not as itching over groin following an oral sex.
Itching between thigh and scrotum are very very common symptom with many non venereal skin conditions like ring worm, eczema, scrotal dermatitis etc. It would be worse with sultry climate. Consult a Dermatologist for further help.
Dr S.Murugan
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Can STD Be Contracted Through Oral Sex?

Brief Answer: STD through oral sex is rare.Pharyngitis/ulcers can occur,not groin itching Detailed Answer: Hi, Welcome to HCM. Thanks for posting your query. Oral sex carries a low risk for STD/HIV when compared to anal and vaginal sex. If at all a possibility of STD, it would be mostly as a sore throat or ulcers in the mouth and not as itching over groin following an oral sex. Itching between thigh and scrotum are very very common symptom with many non venereal skin conditions like ring worm, eczema, scrotal dermatitis etc. It would be worse with sultry climate. Consult a Dermatologist for further help. Dr S.Murugan