Thrush after cunnilingus: chances and risks for men and women.
Periodically, from men and women you can hear that after oral caresses they had a thrush. For example, some time after cunnilingus, girls find signs of this unpleasant disease. Today we’ll talk about whether it is possible to become infected with a thrush after oral caresses, and which in this respect there are risks for representatives of both sexes.
Oral affection and thrush in women
Thrush (vulvovaginal candidiasis) is the result of excessive growth of Candida fungi. These fungi are in the body of a healthy person, but with violations of the rules of intimate hygiene or a decrease in the immunity of their colony grow more.
Exacerbation is often caused by stresses, hormonal malfunctions. Symptoms of thrush are always unpleasant for women. When it is exacerbated, itchy curds of vagina appear. Thrush also causes pain during intercourse, when urinating.
Oral caresses are one of the essential factors of exacerbation of thrush. For example, in one of the studies, tests of the vaginal microbiota were taken from 394 participants. As the results showed, those women who regularly practiced oral affection and received cunnilingus from partners, more often suffered from excess of thrush. The density of Candida fungi was 2 times higher than that of fans of traditional types of sexual caresses.
There is a hypothesis that the receipt of cunnilingus with women can cause a sluggish, recurrent time of the form of thrush from time to time. However, so far, sufficient statistics have not been received by scientists. The opinion is generally accepted that cunnilingus leads to a violation of the vaginal microflora. As a result, the fungus, already located in the body of a woman, is activated.
Cunnilingus with a man whose thrush is at the stage of exacerbation in the oral cavity is risky. In this case, a woman can also become infected with a fungus.
The opinion of researchers
Although the question of the risk of exacerbation of thrush in the female body has been investigated for not the first decade, so far unequivocal recommendations in this regard have not been developed. Cunnilingus is currently not a “official” cause of candidiasis. But according to the results of research, the relationship between the exacerbations of the thrush and cunnilingus is available.
The girls are far from always for the first time become infected with a fungus from the partner with whom cunnilingus practices. Candida fungus can be in their body for a long time, but it is oral affection that provoke its increased reproduction.
A group of doctors from Great Britain is convinced that the constant exacerbations of candidiasis can themselves have a bad effect on relationships. Due to thrush, the couple often deny themselves sexual proximity. Some mistakenly perceive it as a sexually transmitted disease, which causes unreasonable accusations against each other. After Cunnilingus, faced with the symptoms of thrush, some girls, due to ignorance, may blame partners in “re -infection”.
Cunnilingus and violation of the vaginal microflora
Despite the fact that oral affection has long ceased to relate to taboo practices, information about them is often interpre. For example, many practice cunnilingus and blowjob, considering these caresses completely safe.
However, they can cause exacerbation of thrush and other sexually transmitted diseases. Even if with oral sex it is possible to avoid infection with syphilis or virus of human papilloma, the risk of disorders of the microflora of the mucous membranes is present.
In particular, in addition to thrush after cunnilingus, girls may have another disorder – bacterial vaginosis. The oral cavity is inhabited by bacteria, considered typical – F.nucleatum. Their concentration is high in the toothache.
According to researchers, cunnilingus can cause colonization of the vaginal mucosa with these bacteria, which leads to an inflammatory process in women. Cunnilingus can cause vaginosis with homosexual contacts between two women – bacteria f.nucleatum, causing gum inflammation, are easily transmitted regardless of the gender of their carrier.
Risks of infection with thrush for men
Thrush is easily transmitted when the mucous membranes contact. Therefore, if a partner has an exacerbation, a man risks becoming an infection with a thrush. The fungus at the same time settles in its oral cavity.
If signs of thrush in the mouth after cunnilingus occur, a man needs to contact a dentist. At the same time, during classical sexual intercourse, the risks of getting infected with a thrush for men are considered lower. Manifestations of thrush in the genital area are a problem that is much more common among women than among men.
When using condoms, infection with a fungus does not occur. Therefore, those men who would like to almost completely eliminate the risk of infection with thrush can be adopted by the strategy: to refrain from cunnilingus and use a condom with ordinary sexual intercourse.
In the process of obtaining a blowjob from a woman suffering from the mouth of the oral cavity, a man can also become infected with a fungus. In this case, a consultation of the urologist is necessary. The doctor will prescribe treatment with which the manifestation of a fungal disease will decrease. Usually special ointments and creams are prescribed, which processes the penis.
Is it worth doing oral sex with exacerbation of thrush
With any exacerbations of thrush (in the mucous membranes of the genitals or oral cavity), it is recommended to refrain from oral contacts. Cunnilingus leads to an increase in the severity of a fungal disease in women.
The thrush of the genitals makes sex uncomfortable and painful, so if oral caresses led to its strengthening, you should consult a doctor first. Gynecologist or urologist will write out medicines with which you can solve the problem.