Hey Dr Sue — Is Ass To Mouth Safe?

Depends on how you define safe.

When we talk about sex play and risk in this country we usually focus on pregnancy and STIs.

Ass to mouth, or “rimming” or “analingus” if we want to get more technical, has no risk of pregnancy.

There is however a risk of contracting an STI, or other diseases.

Bacterial STIs like gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis can all be transmitted through rimming. So can viral infections like herpes and HPV.

But sexually transmitted infections aren’t the only things you need to think about when it comes to rimming. There is also the risk of contracting some bacterial and parasitic infections.

The good news is that there are things you can do to cut down on the risk of STI transmission from ass to mouth. You know how you always hear that use should use a condom to prevent getting an STI? Same concept here, but we need to do it a little bit differently,

The reason we tell people to use condoms is because it’s a barrier that can stop the transmission of things like bacteria and viruses.

But it’s a little more complicated than just pulling a condom out of the package and being ready to go. That’s because in this situation there’s nothing to unroll it on to. So you need to cut it open into a…