17 hours agoMen who have oral sex are endangered by oral and throat cancer
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)“Burrat having had oral sex in five or more women are at greater risk of developing head and neck cancer, especially if they smoke,” reports Evening Standard. This conclusion has been reached by a U.S. study that has tested 9,425 people aged 20 to 59, where [...]
“Burrat having had oral sex in five or more women are at greater risk of developing head and neck cancer, especially if they smoke,” reports Evening Standard.
A U.S. study that tested 9,425 people aged 20 to 59 who provided information on the number of oral sex partners and were tested for the oral human papyrus virus (HPV).
HPV is a virus that can infect moisture membranes. Some strains can increase the risk of cervical cancer in women, and if special tendons are found in the mouth, it can increase the risk of oral cancer and throat cancer. The virus can also cause genital talts.
Researchers found that 6% of men and 1% of women carry possible types of HPV cancer in their mouths. They noted that this was more common among smokers and men with a growing number of partners who have had oral sex.
They also looked at the records of how common oral cancers and throat in people carrying these harmful HPV oracles and found it still very rare: 7 out of 1,000 men and 2 in 1,000 women.
So people shouldn't worry much about these findings, but that doesn't make it less important to practice safe sex. If you are concerned about the potential risk of oral sex, use a dental dam that covers vagina and anus and protects you from a number of sexually transmitted infections.
There has been a trend in risk of infection as the number of oral sex partners has increased (10 or more partners: risk 11.1%; 5-9 partners: 3.3% risk; 2-4 partners: 2.5% risk; 1 partner: 1.1% risk; 0 partners: 1.2% risk).
