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There's been research on whether gargling Listerine after oral sex can reduce your risk of certain STIs, but the verdict's still out on how effective it really is, according to Verywell Health. That's why Lehmiller suggests using a condom for oral sex if you're unsure of your partner's STI status. "STIs such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and HPV-as well as HIV-are such risks." (Yes, there is still a risk of contracting HIV through oral sex, even if the risk is lower than it is for penetrative sex.)īut the STI risk isn't specifically about swallowing semen "It doesn’t really matter whether you swallow his semen or spit it out-the risk comes from having ejaculate in your mouth," Lehmiller wrote in his 2014 post. Evan Goldstein, D.O., a proctologist who specializes in men's sexual health at Bespoke Surgical. "Considering it's a bodily fluid, it can be a contaminated STI risk," says Dr. "Most estimates I’ve seen put the number of calories in a 'serving' of semen somewhere between 1 and 5," he wrote.įluxFactory Getty Images Is swallowing semen bad for your health? Justin Lehmiller, Ph.D., a research fellow at the Kinsey Institute and author of Tell Me What You Want, explained in a 2o14 blog post on swallowing semen. And since the average ejaculation expels roughly 5 mL of semen, that means there are roughly 252 mg of protein in a single, er, serving. "It has fructose and glucose (both are sugars), zinc, calcium, vitamin C, and a few other nutrients."ĭid someone say protein? There isn't much of it: According to Healthline, a 2013 review of studies published in the Journal of Andrologyfound that the average protein concentration of semen is 5,040 milligrams (mg) per 100 ml. "It also contains proteins and amino acids," Bennett said. As Nelson Bennett, MD, urologist at Northwestern Memorial, previously told Men's Health, semen is 80% water. Other times, it sneaks up on you you have nowhere to spit it out, and down the hatch it goes.īut what happens when you swallow semen, anyway-besides an ensuing struggle to figure out what it tastes like? Does it have any nutrients? And what about the STI risk of swallowing semen? Sometimes, when mouths and penises do stuff together, people end up ingesting semen-it's simply a part of life.