Can Oral Relation Make You Pregnant? Here's What Sexual Health Influencer Seema Anand Has To Say

We stand in 2023 and unfortunately, sexual health and relationships continue to be a hush-hush affair in India. Lack of education and conversation around sexual health and relationships contribute to a lot of misinformation and narrow-mindedness in the nation around the taboo topic.

With our expert-backed stories around sexual wellness, we often try to bust the myths and misconceptions and this time we thought of bringing you the answers to one of the most searched questions on search engines around oral physical relations - 'Can you get pregnant from oral relation?'

Can You Get Pregnant From Oral Relations?

Seema Anand, a popular video creator on Instagram and a sexual health influencer, and author of the book 'The Arts Of Seduction' a few months back addressed this common question which also happens to come her way a lot of times.

The expert took to her social media handle and wrote, "❌No you cannot get pregnant from oral s*x

❌No you cannot get pregnant from Blow jobs

❌No you cannot get pregnant from dry humping with clothes on

❌No you cannot get pregnant by drinking (or eating) anything weird."

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In her post, she further answered another query where a person mentioned how her sister-in-law was given badam milk everyday to make her conceive. She said, "People believe that having Badam milk will give you more energy, so you can handle the changes your body will go through. It does not get you pregnant. There is a very different physical process for conceiving."

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Another one questioned if it was possible to get pregnant with meditation. She wrote, "I’m sorry I don’t entirely understand this question. If you mean “can you balance your mind and body through meditation to make yourself ready for pregnancy” - yes I’m sure that would be helpful. If you mean “can you become pregnant by wishing it”..again, there is a very different physical process for conceiving."

Myths About Oral Relations

A lot of misconceptions surround oral physical relations and here we thought of busting a few of them for you. According to a study by Florida State University, some common myths and facts about oral sexual health are as follows -

Myth - Oral physical relation is safe.

Fact - Though oral physical relation doesn't cause pregnancy, but it can lead toSexually Transmitted Diseases.

Myth - One can easily find out if they have a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI).

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Fact - At times, people do have symptoms of sexually transmitted infections but this is not always the case. In many cases, one can know if they have a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STDs) only through testing.

Myth - HIV can be transmitted through any bodily fluids.

Fact - HIV is transmitted through only four fluids, breast milk, blood, semen, and vaginal secretions. HIV is not transmitted through urine or saliva.