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Researchers studying HPV (human
papillomavirus) say that it causes 64% of oral cancers in the US. |
Health Benefits
Recent studies conducted in the USA regarding adolescent sexual behavior have
concluded that adolescents perceive oral sex as being "less risky, more prevalent
and more acceptable than vaginal sex". Recent research conducted by the
University of Washington and the University of Pittsburgh showed that the herpes
simplex virus (HSV) which commonly causes cold sores around the mouth, (HSV
Type 1 and 2). The CDC National Centre for HIV, STD and TB Prevention in the USA
estimates that at least 45 million people in the USA are infected with either type of
genital herpes.
Strong link to Oral Cancer
In March 2010 an editorial in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) identified a link between
head and neck cancer caused by the human papillomavirus, which is transmitted
via oral sex. In the United States, the incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell
carcinoma increased by 22% from 1.53 per 100,000 to 1.87 per 100,000 between
1999 and 2006, after showing no change between 1975 and 1999. The United
Kingdom has seen a 51% increase in oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell
carcinoma in men from seven per 100,000 to 11 per 100,000 between 1989 and
2006.
concluded that adolescents perceive oral sex as being "less risky, more prevalent
and more acceptable than vaginal sex". Recent research conducted by the
University of Washington and the University of Pittsburgh showed that the herpes
simplex virus (HSV) which commonly causes cold sores around the mouth, (HSV
Type 1 and 2). The CDC National Centre for HIV, STD and TB Prevention in the USA
estimates that at least 45 million people in the USA are infected with either type of
genital herpes.
Strong link to Oral Cancer
In March 2010 an editorial in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) identified a link between
head and neck cancer caused by the human papillomavirus, which is transmitted
via oral sex. In the United States, the incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell
carcinoma increased by 22% from 1.53 per 100,000 to 1.87 per 100,000 between
1999 and 2006, after showing no change between 1975 and 1999. The United
Kingdom has seen a 51% increase in oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell
carcinoma in men from seven per 100,000 to 11 per 100,000 between 1989 and
2006.