New Delhi: Having sex is one of the most important activities in a person's life. While love making helps strengthening the bond with your partner, it also helps to keep the spark alive in your relationship.
But apart from sex, oral sex also plays a key role in love making as it ignites the passion within your partner.
But what will happen if this fun activity of oral sex gets life-threatening?
Surprised?
Well, it's true. According to a recent study, oral cancer and not smoking has turned out to be the leading cause of mouth cancer.
According to the research, human papilloma virus (HPV) is passed on during oral sex which can be the main reason behind the rise in the deadly mouth cancer.
Reportedly, the highly contagious virus is commonly contracted through unprotected sexual activity and HPV affects can be seen on the skin exposed to moisture - including the mouth, rectum, cervix and throat.
Experts have reportedly warned that having unprotected oral sex increases the risk of mouth cancer because the strand of HPV found in the mouth has strong links to sexual activity.
Infact, according to National Health Service (NHS), over three quarters of sexually active women contract HPV at some time in their lives.
In context of this research Dr Helen Webberley, GP for Oxford Online Pharmacy stringently recommends the use of condoms during oral sex. She also stated that, “We have known for some time that many genital cancers including vulval, cervical, penile and anal are associated with the wart virus, so it seems a logical conclusion that the same should apply to mouth cancers. The HPV vaccine programme… should also be embraced and will help to reduce the ongoing prevalence of these cancers.”
