Oral Sex

Fast Facts

Among teenagers between the ages of 15-19:

  • Over half report participating in oral sex.1

  • 10-12% engaged in oral sex but never had vaginal sex.2

  • Less than 1 in 10 use condoms during oral sex.3

 

 

 

Footnotes:

  1. National Center for Health Statistics, Advance Data from Vital and Health Statistics, Sep. 2005.
  2. National Center for Health Statistics , "Sexual Behavior and Selected Health Measures: Men and Women 15-44 Years of Age," 2002.
  3. National Center for Health Statistics, The National Survey of Family Growth, 2005.

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