u/DeepLove5561 — reddlx

[Before oral sex]

Get tested. List below

Get vaccinated. List below

Wash hands

Brush &amp; floss 60 min before

Avoid cleaning teeth right before

Avoid mouthwash

No active cold sores or ulcers

No gum bleeding

No fresh dental work

No recent oral piercing

Trim fingernails

Check genitals for infection

Learn your partner’s protocol

[During oral sex]

Avoid anal to vaginal transitions

If not tested or vaccinated: dental dam (vaginal oral sex) and condom (penile oral sex).

Avoid ejaculation in mouth if STI status isn't fully cleared.

[After oral sex]

Rinse mouth with water

Wait 30 min before brushing teeth

Monitor symptoms

Get retested

Abstain until test results return

[Tests, male + female]

HIV

Syphilis

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis C

Gonorrhea

Chlamydia

HSV-1

HSV-2

[Tests, female specific]

Cervical screening (Pap / HPV)

Trichomonas (NAAT test)

Vaginal pH

Bacterial vaginosis panel (vaginal microbiome)

[Vaccinations]

HPV (9-valent)

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis A

HPV-related mouth and throat cancer is now more common than cervical cancer in the US. Cases roughly tripled from 2000 to 2017, and oral sex is the main way it spreads. About 80 million Americans currently have HPV.

Get tested. List below Get vaccinated. List below Wash hands Brush & floss 60 min before Avoid cleaning teeth right before Avoid mouthwash No active cold sores or ulcers No gum bleeding No fresh dental work No recent oral piercing Trim fingernails Check genitals for infection Learn your partner’s protocol