It also concerned men at only one sexual health centre so the findings may not be applicable elsewhere. This is an observational study, and as such, can’t establish cause. In all, the men had had an average of 4 kissing only partners, 1 sex only partner, and 5 kissing with sex partners.Ī higher number of kissing only or kissing with sex partners was associated with a greater likelihood of testing positive for throat gonorrhoea.Īfter accounting for potentially influential factors, the odds of testing positive for throat gonorrhoea were 46 per cent higher among men who had had four or more kissing only partners, and 81 per cent higher among those with four or more kissing with sex partners, compared with men who had only one or no partners in these categories. Just 52 (1.4%) had had kissing only partners during this time.īut the proportion of these men testing positive for throat gonorrhoea was higher than it was for those who had had sex without kissing. Nearly all the men (95%) had had kissing with sex partners 70 per cent had had kissing only partners and just over 38 per cent had had sex only partners.Īround one in four of the men (981 just under 27%) had had all three categories of sex in the preceding three months. The proportion of those with throat gonorrhoea was just over 6 per cent the figures for anorectal and urethral gonorrhoea were just under 6 per cent and nearly 3 per cent, respectively. Some 3677 completed surveys from 3091 men were included in the final analysis. Practices were categorised as kissing with no sex sex with no kissing and kissing with sex. The 11,442 men were invited to fill in a brief survey on their sexual practices with male partners over the past three months.
To assess whether throat (oropharyngeal) gonorrhoea might be passed on through tongue kissing either by itself or as part of sex, the researchers gathered information from new and returning gay and bisexual patients at a major public sexual health service in Melbourne, Australia in 2016-17. Strains of gonorrhoea that are resistant to antibiotics are becoming more common in many countries, sparking concerns that the infection will become increasingly difficult to treat.īut public health campaigns to curb the spread of the infection among gay and bisexual men have focused on promoting condom use, in the belief that most gonorrhoea is passed on during sex, say the researchers. There was also a fair share of the more NSFW responses from “straight” men who told their stories of having sex with men, but we’ll let you explore those for yourself.Deep kissing may be important and neglected route for passing on throat gonorrhoeaĪssumption has been that infection can only be acquired from genital contactĭeep (tongue) kissing may be an important and neglected route for passing on throat (oropharyngeal) gonorrhoea among gay and bisexual men, suggests Australian research, published online in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections. I have to say the big difference was the feel of stubble, and the more aggressive tongue action.”
Meanwhile, one man wrote: “I frenched a guy in a very drunken game of truth or dare.
“While selling Jell-O shots at the door during a holiday party, I let a big bear man kiss me on the cheek because he asked nicely, after I gave him a free Jell-O shot for buying like 10 of em.”
“So I obliged and he slept well for the first time since the funeral.”Īnother straight man opened up about the time he worked as a security guard at a gay bar. His love life is in shambles so he didn’t want another gay man because he knew they would just ty to f**k him as part of the deal. Said he just needed someone to cuddle with for comfort so he could get a good night’s sleep.
“Reason being – his dad had recently died and he had been sleeping poorly since (lives alone).