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(Gonorrhea can be passed through fellatio<br \/>\nand Herpes and Syphilis can be passed through fellatio, cunnilingus, and<br \/>\nanalingus\/rimming).<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Although it has not been proven, it may also be possible that STD<br \/>\ninfections in the throat or mouth may increase the chances for HIV<br \/>\ninfection via this route.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Most STDs are much more sexually infectious than is HIV for any<br \/>\nsexual route of transmission.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0STDs are much more common than HIV.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Some STDs can be passed by direct lesion-to-skin or lesion-tomucous membrane contact, with no blood, semen, or vaginal secretions involved. \u00a0Some STDs are relatively easy to transmit by oral sex, whereas HIV is not easily transmitted this way. 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