Can you get venereal disease from swallowing sperm?

Having sex with a partner is a fun activity and has a number of health benefits. Various variations of this enjoyment can be done in various ways, one of which is by doing oral sex (stimulating the penis with the mouth). However, many women are concerned about the effects of swallowing sperm during oral sex. Can you get venereal disease after swallowing sperm? Here's the explanation.

Actually what is the content of sperm?

The fluid that comes out of the penis during ejaculation is actually semen. Well, semen contains sperm cells, which are cells needed to fertilize a woman's egg in order to get pregnant. That's why many people call semen as sperm, even though sperm itself is only one of the many semen content.

In one ejaculation, a man can remove about 200 to 500 million sperm cells from the testes or about 2 to 5 percent of the overall composition of semen. Apart from sperm cells, semen contains more than 50 different compounds, including:

Fructose
Ascorbic Acid
Zinc
Cholesterol
Protein
Calcium
Chlorine
Magnesium
Citric acid
Vitamin B12
Phosphor
Sodium
Vitamin C
Lactic acid

In addition, semen also contains antimicrobial proteins that can fight bacteria, viruses, and fungi.

Can you get venereal disease from swallowing sperm?

Judging from the womb, sperm is not dangerous if swallowed. Sperm does not contain toxic substances that can endanger the health of someone who ingests it, provided that the semen and sperm cells in it are healthy and clean.

Another case if you swallow sperm from a partner who is infected with venereal disease. The risk of swallowing sperm from a person with venereal disease depends on the type of venereal disease they have, the severity of the disease, and the area infected.

Therefore,swallowing sperm can transmit venereal disease, if the man is positive for venereal disease and the woman or who engages in oral sex has open sores (for example, canker sores) on her lips, mouth and gums. The virus can enter through these wounds and eventually transmit venereal diseases.

Even ingesting sperm from people who have venereal diseases such as chlamydia, gonorrhea (gonorrhea), syphilis, genital warts (due to the HPV virus) and genital herpes can keep you infected even if you don't have a sore in your mouth.

A deep research British Medical Journal states that the incidence of oropharyngeal cancer (cancer in the throat area) increases due to the spread of the HPV virus through oral sex.

So is it okay to have oral sex?

This doesn't actually mean you and your partner shouldn't try oral sex at all. What's important is that you always make sure it's safe. How to? You and your partner should both do a venereal disease test first. If both of you are declared clean from any viruses, bacteria, or fungi, feel free to have oral sex.

Meanwhile, if you are still unsure whether you and your partner have a disease or not, keep using a condom during oral sex. The problem is, some venereal diseases do not show certain signs and symptoms. You and your partner may not even realize that one of you (or both) has venereal disease.

Apart from condoms, you can also use dental dam every time you have oral sex. If you know a positive partner is infected with venereal disease, try not to swallow sperm to prevent transmission of the disease because you can still enjoy enjoyment without swallowing sperm.

Also, be careful not to bite or injure your partner's penis with your teeth. Remember, open wounds increase the risk of transmitting venereal disease.