Saliva We understand. You’re getting ready for a magical moment with your significant other but even though you’re enthusiastic your pleasure place is a bit dry. (Sometimes your body can’t keep up with your mind.)
There’s no lube handy so you improvise. You use spit or maybe your lover goes down on you so you can get the party started. Still, it might not always be safe to use saliva as a lubricant during sex.
According to the author of PCOS SOS: A Gynecologist’s Lifeline to Naturally Restore Your Rhythms, Hormones, and Happiness Ob-Gyn Dr. Felice Gersh using spit as a lubricant during sex might seem totally harmless. It’s free, natural, and readily available. Still, there are reasons why you should reconsider.
Sexually transmitted infections
Any STI you have in your mouth or throat can actually be spread to the genitals through your saliva. For example, if your lover has a herpes lesion, using his spit as a lubricant could result in your getting genital herpes. The doctor confirmed this is the way most people get genital herpes.
In this same way, you could get chlamydia, gonorrhea, HPV, trichomoniasis, and syphilis. Just like herpes, all these particular infections may not display any immediate symptoms.
Vaginal infection
Physicians can confirm that the bacteria in your saliva are nowhere near the same as the bacteria in your lady parts. Additionally, spittle has specific digestive enzymes that disassemble food. When you get these enzymes and bacteria into your private parts, they can unbalance your personal vaginal microbiome.
This can lead to the development of bacterial vaginosis or a yeast infection. These two curable albeit irritating infections occur when your balance of naturally-existing bacteria and yeast gets thrown off-kilter. The use of spit for lubricant during sex can easily alter your intimate area’s ecosystem sufficiently to set off these particular infections.
Not as good
OK. Let’s say your partner is free of disease and you needn’t worry about the risk of getting an STI. Let’s even pretend you don’t have to worry about getting a vaginal infection as well.
Regardless, the fact is medical professionals still do not advise using spit as a lube. Spittle simply does not have any innate qualities that make it a good personal lubricant. It does not have a truly slippery consistency. It also dries and evaporates very quickly.
A personal lubricant is specially made to create a slippery consistency. It recreates the slickness that’s like the natural lubricant created by your own body. Lubricants help to decrease friction.
This is important. After all, friction can create tiny tears or nicks in your private place. This can be painful and make you vulnerable to different harmful microbes.
Almost everyone has probably used spittle as a lubricant with someone at one time or another. Nevertheless, it’s not the safest or best choice. Instead, you should be sure to keep a silicone- or water-based lubricant in stock so it will always be handy when you need it.
