What is Fellatio?
[[File:Wiki-fellatio02.png|thumb|A woman performs fellatio on a man]] [[File:Édouard-Henri_Avril_(20).jpg|thumb|Illustration of a man receiving fellatio from a woman by Édouard-Henri Avril.]] '''Fellatio''' is [[oral sex]] performed on the [[Human penis|penis]]. Fellatio is often called a '''blow job'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow+job|title=blow job, a definition from the Merriam-Webster dictionary}}</ref> The opposite of this is [[cunnilingus]]. Cunnilingus is oral [[sex]] performed on the vulva. Fellatio can continue until the receiver [[ejaculation|ejaculates]] or as part of [[foreplay]], before actual [[sexual intercourse]]. == Risks == There is no risk of [[pregnancy|getting pregnant]] by performing a fellatio, because there is no connection from the mouth to the [[womb]] and the [[fallopian tube]]s. There is however a large risk of transmitting [[sexually transmitted disease|diseases]] if the mouth comes in contact with [[semen]] on the [[penis]].<ref>[https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/qa/qa19.htm Can I get HIV from oral sex? | Questions and Answers | CDC HIV/AIDS<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> If the person drinks [[alcohol|alcoholic drinks]], it can make this risk higher.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4123193.stm BBC NEWS | Health | Alcohol 'aids HIV cell infection'<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> HIV can also enter through open sores or bleeding gums. Very few people are [[allergy|allergic]] to semen.<ref>[http://www.teenhealthfx.com/answers/Sexuality/1230.html TeenHealthFX - Answers - Swallowing Semen<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Some claim that swallowing ejaculate is an intimate act.<ref>Nancy Friday's book, ''Men in Love - Men's Sexual Fantasies: The Triumph of Love over Rage''</ref> Diseases such as [[Chlamydia infection|Chlamydia]], [[human papillomavirus]] (HPV), [[gonorrhea]], [[herpes]], [[hepatitis]] (multiple strains), and other [[sexually transmitted disease]]s (STDs), as well as viruses such as [[HIV]], can be transmitted t