âFrenchâ kissing ups risk of oral HPV infection

Source: Reuters Health Author: staff Oral sex and open-mouthed “French” kissing increase the risk of acquiring oral infections of human papillomavirus, or HPV, a study shows. “Performing oral sex is not without risks,” Dr. Maura L. Gillison told Reuters Health. It is associated with gonorrheal pharyngitis – a sexually transmitted infection of the tonsils and back of the throat [...]