Sex Definitions / Question
Published: April 24, 2002
Dear TeenHealthFX,
What does cum taste like? Is it bad for me to swallow?
Signed: Taste Of Cum
Dear Taste Of Cum,
What cum tastes like differs from person to person. Because taste is a perception, some people may say one thing and another something completely different. One may love it, while another may hate it.
As far as it being bad for you - here's the deal:.
1. THE BIGGEST AND MOST IMPORTANT CONCERN WITH ORAL SEX AND SWALLOWING EITHER VAGINAL FLUIDS OR EJACULATORY FLUIDS IS SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES (STDs). If a person has an STD, they are very likely to transmit it to your mouth. This is an effective route of transmission for many STDs, such as Herpes 1 and 2, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), Gonorrhea, and Chlamydia. Many times people who have STDs do not even know it; thereby, increasing your risk of getting an STD
2. Your body can digest cum (from now on called vaginal fluids for a female and ejaculatory fluids for a male) just fine and if you are a female performing oral sex on a male, you will not become pregnant by swallowing ejaculatory fluids.
All this said, it is still best to perform safer oral sex all the time.
For other questions like yours, please see Semen Prevents Breast Cancer and Oral Sex & Digestion.
Signed: TeenHealthFX
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