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Question:
Exactly what does oral sex, finger, and blow job mean? I've heard it a lot but I don't quite know what they all mean. Thanxs!

Answer:
by Larry Siegel:
(06/25/2004)
Thanks for taking the time to write in. It's important to get as much accurate information about sex and sexuality as you can. When one hears the term "oral sex," it refers to the type of sex where one's mouth is used to pleasure someone else's genitals. For woman, a mouth stimulating a vagina is called cunnilingus. For men, a mouth stimulating a penis is called fellatio. The common term for fellation is "blow job." Oral sex goes by many other nicnames as well. You might hear, "giving head," "going down," "sucking off," "eating out," and others. When someone refers to "fingering," they usually mean the stimulation of a woman's vagina/clitoris with the fingers. It's also called manual stimulation, but "fingering" is the term everyone uses. Please feel free to write in or ask someone you trust whenever you have questions about sex. The more informed you are, the better the sex will be when you have it (not to mention safer). Take care and be well. Larry Siegel

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