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What is the best way to avoid getting hpv in your mouth from oral?

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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Specializes in American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Barrier: If you are giving oral sex to a girl use a vaginal dam (sheet of latex) over her labia / vagina. If you are giving oral sex to a guy use a condom on his penis.

Dr Lewis agreed

Answered 2/6/2014

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Do i get hpv by giving oral to infected person or by receiving oral from infected person? And does this mean that the infection goes both to your mouth and genitals at the same time?

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If i handjub for a man and wash my hand just with water and eating with my hand and maybe put my fingers on my mouth.is it possible that i get oral hpv? ( even if pour his cum on my hand?

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I'v active HPV gnital warts & might High risks too.If my fture partner got vaccinated can he sex & perform oral on me w/o get the virus into his mouth/gntal & pass back to me?I got g.wart by frottage/im still a virgin/only vccinated w/Cervarix 7y ago

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Can hpv/genital wart get passed on through oral sex? My bf had oral sex with me and I have HPV and a genital wart, can that be passed on to him through the mouth and can I get hpv/ wart of the mouth if he kissed me after oral sex?

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If you touch the genital warts on scrotum and put your ur hand in your mouth. Will you get oral hpv? Possibility? Scared!!

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