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 More than a third of teens engage in oral sex by the time they reach 17, according to the CDC.
August 17th, 2012
10:41 AM ET
Fewer teens having oral sexFewer teens aged 15 to 17 are having oral sex now than in 2002, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, but the number remains high. The report, based on data from The National Survey of Family Growth, found that more than a third of teens had engaged in oral sex by the time they turned 17. That number climbed to almost 50% by age 19, and more than 80% for 24-year-olds. The study - based on computer surveys given to over 6,000 teens - also looked at the timing of first oral sex in relation to the timing of first vaginal intercourse. It found that the prevalence of having oral sex before vaginal intercourse was about the same as those having vaginal intercourse before oral sex. "This new CDC analysis debunks many myths about when young people are initiating oral sex," wrote Leslie Kantor, vice president for education at Planned Parenthood, a family planning advocacy group. "Although there has never been data to support it, there has been the perception that many teens engage in oral sex as a 'risk-free' alternative to intercourse. But the CDC analysis shows that sexually active young people are likely to engage in both activities," she wrote. But oral sex, like vaginal intercourse, is not risk-free. According to the CDC's website, "numerous studies have demonstrated that oral sex can result in the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted disease," not the least of which is Human Papillomavirus (HPV), the disease known to cause both cervical and some throat cancers. "It's widely accepted that there is an increased number of head and neck cancers today due to changes in sexual practices in the '60s, '70s and '80s," - specifically, an increase in oral sex, said Dr. Otis Brawley, the chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society. Regardless of whether teens have oral or vaginal sex first, Kantor says, it's imperative they have the knowledge to make an educated decision about their sexual health. "We need to make sure that young people have the skills to negotiate what they do and don’t want to do in sexual relationships, as well as education about and access to condoms and birth control so that they can protect themselves from STDs and pregnancy and remain healthy," she wrote.
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This is an outrage. How can we let this happen to our teens? Are there no perverts left in our country?
There are still plenty of perverts but apparently the survey didn't include any priests.
Oral sex is not a 'perversion', it's perfectly (awesome and) natural.
Wow. This is some topic. Uhmmm, do we discuss this with out kids or is this just for our knowledge? As a parent I guess I feel relieved...
Does this mean they are waiting until they are married?
If you haven't discussed anything with them then: probably not.
No, it means they are teenagers and lie on tests. Shock!
no they are not waiting, they are just having intercourse before oral.
Wait 'til their married... Very funny. By then it's too late. No More BJs for you.
No, this means that your daughter is still polishing the knob!
My first oral was followed by quickly by me getting my dingy wet, which was quickly followed by me blowing my wad.
thanks for sharing
Surprised you could get it up.
Won't someone please think of the children?
HAHAHAHA, you're a geek troll, right?
BJs and baloney sandwiches will be the currency of the future they way America is going so they better practice now.
Practice, oh yes, practice. (hate cliches) but it does make perfect, and oh, the perfect BJ, right on!
Of course there is less oral sex among teens;you can't get pregnant from oral. If you don't get pregnant, you don't get a shot to be on Mtv.
Am I the only one who finds oral sex to be very disgusting and repulsive? I don't understand how people can enjoy it.
Yeah homie, you are the only one.
yes, you are the only one
It is repulsive if you do it right.
Sex is only dirty if you're doing it right.
And oral sex is amazing. I have dated two guys who weren't into it, and our relationships didn't last long, I can tell you that.
yes i would say you are the only one.
@ghjk
Yep, or at least one of the minority.
HAHAHAHA, a female who doesn't like giving head. Too bad. Maybe you can try one of your sisters.
yep the only one
"Practice makes Perfect" The last thing I want to do on my wedding night is to be teaching my new wife not to scrape her teeth !!!
Won't someone please think of the children?
Oral sex don't produce children.
Indeed! This aggression will not stand-we gots to help the children!
This is another area in which the Chinese are beating us, no doubt.
Ba-dum-bum!
This is just too funny. ha ha ha ha ha errp, xcuse me.
That is awful. I hope they are having more sex to compensate for it.
So from this article, I can assume that anal intercourse got left behind? (Pardon the pun...)
How much did this information cost the taxpayer?
Two headers...
It's because they're dating less because the boys are all addicted to the x-box.
Wasn't this the original "Oral Contraceptive"?
And no prescription required.
My wife gives me great head! I enjoy giving her tongue down there but her preference is using my fingers to tickle her c—l—i—t—o—r—i—s. Teens should wait until married so that do not have to worry about diseases. Read the Book of Solomon in the Bible. In the Song of Solomon, the King poetically describes going down on his lover where he "dwells among the lilies."
umm. Marriage doesn't exempt you from disease.
your post confounds me. Are you a troll? show yourself!
Wait until marriage, then mention king soloman? Didn't he have like 500 wives and even more concubines?
It's true; your wife gives fantastic head.
Never, EVER, believe the CDC. They will and do lie to you. Do all your own research and please be safe. If you parents out there do not talk to your children about sex, then you should not be a parent. Don't let the government or any religious group guide you, they have a vested interest in not telling the real truth about anything important.
Do all your own research? How do you figure? Give as much head as possible and see if you get a disease?
What part of this report to you figure is lies. (I know I know...all of it)
I have to have a b–l–o–w job regularly from my wife. It is fun and she is really good at it.
oral is great... but nothing compares to a girl who possesses an honest to goodness snapper.
Thats cos everyones too busy being reamed up our asses by our government.
Operation fast and furious anyone?
Fast and Furious started by George W. (village idiot) Bush and Dick (head) (should be in prison) Cheney. Don't believe me?? Google it.
Its a shame...
Nothing like getting your lolli pop sucked on with a finger up your bum. BAM!
Gross, at any age. Thank God I am still a virgin at 50.
That can be taken care of and how do you know it is disgusting? Is it because of all the bad things you have heard about it? Maybe you should try it and then give us a full report on it.
How immature... oh yeah right, it's a teen blog.
marileebob sounds nasty af ew. i bet your fat and 50
Whew! I thought I lost my touch with teen girls, but this is actually a nationwide problem.
Well I guess the good old days are really gone...LOL * drifting off into fond memories'...
Children are worthless these days. They live behind cell phones and the Internet with very minimal human contact. The only people having sex are poor children who can't afford computers.
Be sure to shake your cane while you say that, just to punctuate the rant.
Well if there is one thing I stay up worrying about at night, it is teen muff diving. Thanks Dr. Gupta.
My question is who are these 20% of 24 year-olds who aren't engaging in sex? Poor things. Go, get some. Life is short.
this is the funniest thread I've read lol
What no BJ's?
I blame Obama.
You can get herpes really bad by doing oral
No surprise there, everybody knows the reputation of the US women, particularly white women who will blow anybody for the right amount of beer or the right amount of cash, it is what it is
And which third world, woman-repressing p|$$hole country are you from?
They switched to anal...
And, of course, if we actually vaccinated against HPV those cancer cases would go down considerably. But, of course, Republicans, Evangelicals, and conservatives have to fight even the most common sense things if they have anything to do with anyone's no-no parts.
What they fail to mention is yes, young people are having less oral sex, but anal sex has spiked 10 fold in the past 10 years
Cause its fun 🙂
Bill Clinton must be disappointed with the new generation.
I am so glad we need to know this...
This story ... really, CNN? And right above it – on the SAME day – you praise a woman who has helped THOUSANDS of teenage moms. Oh Cry!
Why would anybody want to have oral sex when they could cuddle all night and reminisce about that thing the cat did that one time?
Unless they read a lot of diaries, the margin of error with this study is probably pretty high.
Am I the only one who finds the statement: "Figures on oral sex are going down" funny?
Fewer 55 year olds too, at my house.
what a dumb report, with all the immigrants, who would want to
people from other countries don't even wash their hands, oral sex is out of the question
Why should kids these days have more fu?idn than we d
...more fun than we did/do?
That sucks.
Your comment was simply superb. Well played good sir.
I think you mean "they suck." 😛
The comment was good to the last drop.