Oral sex
Oral intercourse (from the Latin os, oris "mouth"), also oral sex , is a collective term for sexual practices in which one sexual partner stimulates the genitals of the other with the mouth ( lips , tongue , teeth ).
A basic distinction is made between two types of oral sex:
- Fellatio , the oral stimulation of the penis .
- Cunnilingus , oral stimulation of the vulva .
Colloquial language
Colloquial terms for oral sex are, for example , make it French for both variants, blow for fellatio or lick for cunnilingus. In Europe too, fellatio is often referred to as the expression blowjob , which comes from American English . In English, terms such as to go down on somebody or to give head are also used for both constellations. But referred frenchkiss here only a kiss and has no genital connotations . The French mentioned at the beginning does not necessarily coincide with the 69 position. The social acceptance of many aspects of sexuality has now led to greater impartiality in the linguistic handling of oral sex.
meaning
For most people, oral sex is a delightful way to stimulate their partner and bring them to orgasm. This practice can also be part of sexual foreplay , for example to stimulate an erection in men and the flow of secretions in women .
It can be perceived as intense by both partners because the sexual organs can be stimulated in a targeted and variable manner by the mouth and tongue. In addition, this is a particularly intimate gesture , as the practitioner perceives the smell and taste of the genitals intensively and other senses ( hearing , sight and touch ) are also involved.
Oral sex is one of the most common sexual practices alongside vaginal intercourse and has been practiced at all times. In a US study from 1999, 70% of male and 57% of female adolescents said they had actively engaged in oral sex with a partner before they had vaginal sex for the first time. Since there is no penetration, oral sex is sometimes not perceived as “real sex”. In the Lewinsky affair , US President Bill Clinton claimed not to have had a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky because it was only oral sex. In current German jurisprudence, oral intercourse is not considered coitus, see legal terminology of sexual intercourse .
In some ancient cultures, including those that were otherwise more tolerant of sexual practices, oral sex was - at least officially - rejected. Possibly this was due to the higher risk of infection at the time due to the lower possibilities of hygiene , whereby infections much more often resulted in serious diseases, as modern drugs were not yet known.
techniques
fellatio
The male genitals, especially the penis, but also the testicles , are licked, kissed and put into the mouth with the tongue and lips for sexual stimulation. It is possible to stimulate the glans with the tongue by circling it with it. The same goes for the shaft and testicles. However, it is also possible to put the glans or parts of the penis in your mouth and suck on lightly. The selective stimulation of the testicles is called tea-bagging .
A special form of fellatio is the deep absorption of the erect penis down to the back of the throat, which is only possible with (learned) absolute relaxation of the throat (see deepthroat ). This variant of fellatio is particularly difficult if ejaculation is to be permitted. This requires a certain breathing technique for the recipient, a high degree of attention and self-control for the stimulated partner and a lot of empathy and trust in both.
Cunnilingus
The female genitals , especially the labia, the vaginal vestibule and especially the clitoris , are licked, kissed or put in the mouth with the tongue and lips. As with the man's glans, the clitoris can also be circled with the tongue and sucked on. Another practice is rhythmically touching the clitoris with the tip of the tongue. The vaginal entrance can also be stimulated with the tongue. Cunnilingus makes it easier to bring the woman to particularly intense orgasms because direct irritation of the clitoris is possible.
Sixty-nine
The mutual application of oral stimulation in both partners is referred to as “ sixty-nine ” - comparable to the two Arabic numerals 69 (French: soixante-neuf ).
There is basically the following variant of this technique: One person lies on top, the other on the bottom. The position at the top is generally considered to be the more comfortable, as it gives better control. Both partners lie on their side in a position that is equally comfortable for both partners.
Anilingus
Even if the anus is not part of the sex organs, stimulating the anus with the mouth or tongue, the so-called anilingus, is part of the oral sexual technique. It is also known as "tongue anal" or in English as rimming / rim job . Anilingus ranges from briefly touching the area around the anus with the lips to intense penetration with the tongue. The anus is a highly sensitive body part occupied by many nerve endings, the stimulation of which is perceived by many as very erotic, either directly or through the proximity to the genitals. This is also possible in the sixty-nine position.
Hygienic and medical aspects
A US study suggests that the human papillomavirus (HPV ) that can be transmitted during oral sex can cause cancer of the oral mucosa (squamous cell Ca). The study was carried out through a quantitative comparison in a sample of 300 people through questioning. If one follows the figures and assumes a causal relationship, the absolute risk of getting mouth and throat cancer increases, according to estimates, from around 0.013 percent to around 0.11 percent, again (statistically) only after oral sex with more than six partners (corresponds to a 9 times higher risk). It remains unclear what role the time, period or frequency otherwise play. Another study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows a correlation between oral sex and throat cancer . It is believed that this is due to the transmission of HPV, a virus that is responsible for the majority of cases of cervical cancer and which has been found in the tissues of throat cancer in numerous studies. The study concludes that people who have had one to five sex partners (oral) in their lifetime are about twice the risk of developing throat cancer than those who have never had oral sex. Those with more than five sex partners (oral) had a 250 percent increased risk of throat cancer.
The HPV spread figures further put the risk into perspective: it is estimated that almost a quarter of all women under the age of 25 are infected. However, very few get cancer associated with the virus, such as cervical cancer. In the vast majority of cases, the infection has no consequences: It is estimated that up to 60 percent of the total population have already been infected with HPV and have antibodies in their blood.
Papillomaviruses often implant themselves in penile and vaginal tissue; HPV can therefore not only be transmitted during oral sex, but also during vaginal intercourse, and possibly also when kissing.
STDs such as gonorrhea and syphilis can be transmitted through oral sex. The primary lesion transmitted in the throat by fellatio is called angina specifica . Oral sex can also transmit hepatitis B and especially anilingus hepatitis A , as well as all diseases that are contagious without direct physical contact.
The likelihood of HIV infection is low; Nevertheless, according to general doctrine, it is recommended not to take sperm into the mouth during fellatio and to avoid cunnilingus during the menstrual period or to use a lick cloth . In order to further minimize the likelihood of infection with HIV, intercourse should not be carried out if there are major injuries to the body in general or the sexual organs in particular.
Position of Religions
Christianity
Some Christian denominations believe that sex is for the sole purpose of procreating children. Therefore, sexual practices with a different purpose are considered undesirable. The consequences of this belief can be found in some laws of US states, which, however, were improved by a ruling by the Supreme Court in 2003 in the Lawrence v. Texas were repealed.
Islam
In Islam the oral intercourse is allowed, but is regarded as makrooh (an act, but tolerated the not recommended).
Judaism
Oral intercourse, as well as anal intercourse , are permitted in Judaism . However, both should be seen as foreplay that ultimately leads to vaginal intercourse.
Animistic religions
In New Guinea , oral intercourse played an important role in the context of a sexual fetish in the animistic religions (“all-soulfulness”) up to their Christianization . Examples include: the Zambia in Papua New Guinea .
Legal situation
In almost all countries there are no legal restrictions or regulations on the practices described.
In Singapore , oral and anal intercourse for straight people aged 16 and over was not legalized until October 2007.
See also
literature
- Susan Crain Bakos: Sex secrets for the ultimate pleasure trip (original title: Sexational secrets , translated by Kirsten Nutto). Goldmann Taschenbuch, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-442-16538-5 .
- Laura Duberstein Lindberg, Rachel Jones, John S. Santelli: Noncoital Sexual Activities Among Adolescents . In: Journal of Adolescent Health , Volume 43, Issue 3, pp. 231-238, September 2008, doi: 10.1016 / j.jadohealth.2007.12.010
- Casey E Copen; Anjani Chandra; Gladys Martinez; National Center for Health Statistics (US): Prevalence and timing of oral sex with opposite-sex partners among females and males aged 15-24 years: United States, 2007-2010 , US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 2012, OCLC 895665123 , full text (PDF; 255 kB; 16 pages).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Janell L. Carroll: Sexuality Now: Embracing Diversity, Cengage Learning , 2009, ISBN 978-0-495-60274-3 ; limited preview in Google Book search
- ^ What Clinton Said. In: The Washington Post. 1998, accessed July 15, 2013 .
- ↑ Study: Oral intercourse increases the risk of oral cancer . In: Wissenschaft.de. May 11, 2007, accessed September 8, 2019 . Wissenschaft.de
- ↑ Gypsyamber D'Souza, Aimee R. Kreimer u. a .: Case-Control Study of Human Papillomavirus and Oropharyngeal Cancer. In: New England Journal of Medicine. 356, 2007, p. 1944, doi: 10.1056 / NEJMoa065497 .
- ↑ New Scientist: "Oral sex can cause throat cancer" - 09 May 2007 . Newscientist.com. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
- ↑ spiegel.de
- ↑ Rolando Herrero, Xavier Castellsagué, Michael Pawlita, Jolanta Lissowska, Frank Kee, Prabda Balaram, Thangarajan Rajkumar, Hema Sridhar, Barbara Rose, Javier Pintos, Leticia Fernández, Ali Idris, María José Sánchez, Adoración Nieto, Renato Talamini F. Xavier Bosch, Ulrich Reidel, Peter JF Snijders, Chris JLM Meijer, Raphael Viscidi, Nubia Muñoz, Silvia Franceschi, IARC Multicenter Oral Cancer Study Group: Human papillomavirus and oral cancer: the International Agency for Research on Cancer multicenter study . In: Journal of the National Cancer Institute . tape 95 , no. 23 , December 3, 2003, ISSN 1460-2105 , p. 1772-1783 , PMID 14652239 .
- ↑ Sex in Islam
- ↑ Kosher Sex
- ↑ Singapore: New §377
- ↑ The author has researched all over the world, including among noble prostitutes, gigolos and masters of tantra , and has gathered a lot of interesting information about sex , especially about oral sex.
