Oral Herpes

Oral sex, which involves the use of mouth, tongue or lips, poses the same kind of risks of catching STD as other sexual activities.

Sexual contact may make you develop dangerous sexually transmitted diseases like HIV, genital herpes, Syphilis, gonorrhoea etc. But do you think you know all you need to know about STDs? Here are 6 things you should know about Sexually transmitted diseases.

According to a recent report by the World Health Organization, 2 out of 3 people under the age of 50 have Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1), more commonly known as oral herpes. That's a staggering 3.7 billion people with a (currently) incurable virus.

Consuming oral contraceptives can double the risk of active shedding of the herpes virus in women suffering from genital herpes, hence passing on the infection.

Oral sex, which involves the use of mouth, tongue or lips, poses the same kind of risks of catching STD as other sexual activities.

Sexual contact may make you develop dangerous sexually transmitted diseases like HIV, genital herpes, Syphilis, gonorrhoea etc. But do you think you know all you need to know about STDs? Here are 6 things you should know about Sexually transmitted diseases.

According to a recent report by the World Health Organization, 2 out of 3 people under the age of 50 have Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1), more commonly known as oral herpes. That's a staggering 3.7 billion people with a (currently) incurable virus.

Consuming oral contraceptives can double the risk of active shedding of the herpes virus in women suffering from genital herpes, hence passing on the infection.