No oral sex for me this month...Dh will just have to deal with it until after my fertile time is over or I get a BFP. I am wondering maybe that is why I didn't get pg this month. Of course it was also my 1st month trying too. I bought pre concieve for this month....we'll see what happens.

this thread is very up down wouldn't you say? i say a new thread or edit should be made with a poll. im willing to make it x

love the thread! I'm not sure I'll be abstaining from the oral action (he might not be getting any though!) - surely it helps get our juices flowing as it were, and that's good for the spermies?
anyway, as other's have said, the saliva doesn't go inside much really?

Also found this on pubmed: the summary is that saliva can slow sperm in a petri dish, but it doesnt' really say it'll kill em, so it's not like spermicide or anything.

The effects of coital lubricants on sperm motility in vitro.
Anderson L, Lewis SE, McClure N.

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Queen's University of Belfast, Institute of Clinical Science, UK.

Infertility affects approximately 15% of couples, and in about one-third the primary cause is a male factor. Patients undergoing infertility investigations frequently experience sexual dysfunction, which often is due to inadequate vaginal lubrication. This can lead to increased use of coital lubricants. The effects of such lubricants on sperm motility have not been widely studied, although sperm motility is one of the best prognostic indicators of fertilization. Using a prospective longitudinal control-based study, we analysed the effect of adding four lubricants: KY jelly, baby oil, olive oil and saliva on sperm motion in 16 samples from patients undergoing infertility investigations. Sperm samples were prepared by density gradient centrifugation prior to mixing with lubricants. Motility parameters were determined using computer-assisted semen analysis after 5, 15 and 30 min. All lubricants except baby oil significantly decreased percentage progressive motility, progressive velocity, curvilinear velocity and lateral head displacement at 12.5% concentration. At a lower concentration of 6.25%, both olive oil and saliva still significantly reduced progressive motility parameters, while KY jelly diminished head movement parameters. Hence, even at these very low concentrations, coital lubricants impair sperm motility and thus may adversely affect fertility.

I am so confused - GLD - maybe we should do a poll - still quite new to this so would be great if you could do that.

Hey everyone - GLD very kindly put a thread and poll out with this topic to first trimester. The results are very reassuring! - Have a look! xxxx

i think we can now safely say its ok to have oral sex when TTC xxxxx

What about oral AFTER he has ejaculated up there? That's what we usually do. I doubt the saliva would get in close enough to the cervix, or in at all. I'm just worried about the goods dripping out! We don't do oral anywhere near the "main" area, just the top where the goodies are! - gosh, can't believe i'm putting this on a public forum. Oh well, educational purposes!