Is it possible to get stds from a virgin

I'm 14 and still a virgin, but my boyfriend fingers me and gives me oral sex. For a couple of weeks, my vagina has been itchy and red, and it hurts when I touch it.

I don't feel comfortable talking to my mom about this. What should I do? Friction and pressure from fingering or oral sex can cause irritation in the sensitive genital area. But itching and redness that lasts for a couple of weeks also could be a sign of an infection that could get worse if it isn't treated.

But here is what we would recommend as best practice when practicing safe sex. You can book an appointment in your local sexual health service which might be a Virgin Care service and we have plenty of information to help you practice safe sex too. Telling your partner you have an STI If you have tested positive for an STI, you need to tell your sexual partner s so they can also be tested.

Your sexual health service like those run by Virgin Care will be able to offer you help with this if your need it. Chlamydia, another STI can also pose a potential risk if in contact with an uninfected mouth. Mouths, with their exposed membranes and entrance into your body, are at unusually high risk of infection.

Needles -Even if a sexual partner is a virgin who has never had sexual intercourse, countless STDs and STIs can still be transmitted through blood. Since STDs and STIs are bacterial or viral, exchanging blood with someone who is infected puts you at risk to catch practically all of them. Sharing needles are a fast track to spreading diseases and infections, so always be aware of your partner.

Sexually transmitted infections can be contracted by the giver or the receiver of oral sex. Herpes, genital and oral , is transmitted by skin to skin contact.

A cold sore is a form of herpes—so when you kiss someone with a cold sore or if you have a cold sore and place your mouth on their genitals there is a risk of transmission. Condoms can reduce the risk of transmission of STIs, but do not eliminate it entirely.

The risk transmission varies depending on the type of STD. Herpes and HPV human papillomavirus for example are contracted by skin to skin contact. HIV is transmitted through contact with bodily fluids. A condom is more effective in reducing the risk of HIV but using a condom on someone who has Herpes or HPV still carries a risk as those STDs may be present on skin around the sex organs. You can effectively give a good blowjob and use a condom.

D, Peter Bearman, Ph.