Apparently, oral sex increases the risk of throat cancer.

A common virus, believed to be transmitted during oral sex, is the cause of a rare throat cancer in both men and women, US researchers said Wednesday.

The study is the first to prove the link between the human papillomavirus or HPV — the leading cause of cervical cancer — and oropharyngeal cancer, according to the paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

I knew there was a reason why it’s never been one of my favourite pastimes. *g*