December 08, 2017

068: Condoms and Oral with Alexandra Harbushka

17 minutes

Latex, Dentists, and Oral [video_player type="youtube" style="1" dimensions="560x315" width="560" height="315" align="center" margin_top="0" margin_bottom="20" ipad_color="black"]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS91dUpkUEVsbE10bw==[/video_player] Life With Herpes Welcome to today’s episode of Life With Herpes. As always I am thrilled to be here with you and thank you for being here and hanging out with me. Ok, so I am sure you are wondering where I am going to go with the title called, Condoms and Oral. Well, it all started today when I was at the dentist. I had to get the sealant that goes on your molars to prevent cavities fixed. I still have my baby teeth so these are some pretty old molars and the sealant needs to be fixed so I don’t get cavities. In today’s episode, I go on to tell stories about visits to the dentist as a child and about having braces and then I bring you up to date to today’s visit. So I was thinking while having my dentists hands in my mouth, gauze, the slava thing and bright lights on my mouth that it would be really disgusting if my dentist didn’t have gloves on. I mean I think it would be really gross. However, we will have oral sex without using a condom. I mean think about it. Our sex education has been pretty poor and most of us received the talk of just don't get pregnant or get anyone pregnant. Well… there's a lot more to learn than just that. I believe that one of the main reasons why condoms are used is to prevent pregnancy and not to prevent the transmission of STD’s or STI’s. I believe that if we could get pregnant with oral sex then we would have been using condoms orally for a while now. But because as a society we all believe that we will never get “it” or only sluts get “it” or only dirty people get “it” that we think we are in the clear don't use a condoms. Just a reminder but you can get herpes from performing or receiving oral sex. I know that hearing the idea of using a condom or a dental dam for oral sex sounds pretty out there and even weird but herpes and other sexually transmitted infections can and are being transmitted. I want to take you back to my dentist experience. I would be absolutely disgusting and appalling if my dentins started working on my mouth without latex gloves. So then why is it we go down on complete strangers without any protection? My thoughts...its education and awareness. In a past episode, episode 28 I discuss what safe sex is. As I was recording this episode I have realized I need to do a full demo on condoms, dental dams and safe sex. Keep your eyes peeled for this in the future. Keep in touch with Alexandra Harbushka www.lifewithherpes.com www.instagram.com/alexandraharbushka www.facebook.com/lifewithherpespodcast www.pinterest.com/lifewithherpes Join the community If you are ready to join a community of people who are living with herpes also then you will want to join our slack group. It is FREE and it is a great way to find the support and comfort that you are looking for. Head on over to www.lifewithherpes.com and join our community. You will receive a slack invitation as soon as you sign up. See you in there. Ways you can support the Life With Herpes show And if you enjoyed listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it for you, please give the Life With Herpes show a review. It is a way to pay it forward to fellow friends who are living with herpes. You can Subscribe, Rate and Review the show through your iTunes app or on the desktop. Seriously, it helps out a lot more than it is a hassle for you. You see, iTunes has an algorithm that organically promotes the show, so the more ratings, and reviews the Life With Herpes Show receives then the higher it gets ranked. This is your way of paying it forward and helping someone find the show who really needs it. Oh, and you can totally use a fake name, so don’t worry about a friend finding you on the iTunes review. Talking about herpes needs to be spread as far and wide as possible. You are totally a part of this movement so THANK YOU! Subscribe, Rate and Review More Episode Resources