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iQuestions Expert, Michael Sytsma 
 
 
Question: 
 
Is oral sex really sex? 
 
Answer: 
 
Despite what you might have heard from national leaders, oral sex is 
sex. By definition, oral sex is sex.  
 
Think about it. It’s sharing private parts of you physically with each 
other in a very intimate way. That’s sex. It’s seeking to bring each 
other to orgasm, the height of the sexual experience. That would make 
it sex. You’re capable of transmitting and receiving sexually-
transmitted diseases during oral sex. 
 
Maybe think of it this way. You’re sitting at the kitchen table, your 
spouse comes home, and you say, “How was your day?” And in the 
course of describing what they did at work or what they did that day, 
they mention they had oral sex with one of the people that they were 
spending some time with. That would justifiably create some problems 
for you, because it’s an intimate exchange. It’s something that fits 
outside the boundaries of marriage. 
 
So, is oral sex, “sex?” Yes, definitely it is. 
 
 
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