Kate "Top 1% of All Vaginas" Toto reflects on being bestowed the title of Top 1% of All Vaginas:
Hi everyone. Kate here…
I know this seems unhinged, but oral sex isn’t talked about enough.
Oral sex carries genuine risks. HSV-1 (oral herpes) can be transmitted to the genitals and vice versa. HPV passed through oral sex is now the leading cause of oropharyngeal cancers in the US (surpassing tobacco). And oral gonorrhea in particular is becoming antibiotic-resistant at alarming rates.
The bacteria in saliva can also disrupt the vaginal microbiome, and studies have linked receptive oral sex to higher rates of bacterial vaginosis.
Oral sex is great… the problem is that we don’t treat it seriously.
People who would never skip a condom will go down on a new partner without a second thought. People don’t get tested for oral STIs…. or talk to partners about dental health, recent illness, or when they were last screened.
It’s a public health gap.
I’m grateful I have a partner who takes my health, his health, and our collective health seriously.
Be safe lovely humans ❤️
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