One of the most pleasurable sex-linked pleasures it's known as giving and receiving "oral sex". This practice involves use of the tongue and the lips to stimulate the genital area. Most people practice oral sex as foreplay sensations enhancer and, why not, moisten the genital area to the upcoming sexual intercourse (penetration). This sexual practice being highly appreciated by both men and women as the genitals networked by nerve endings, just like the mouth area, turn oral sex pleasurable not just to the receiver but to the giver as well.

To heterosexual couple, oral sex can be a contraceptive method, due to the fact that semen does not get into the vagina. But that serves only to that kind of protection. Oral sex does not prevent from STD's (Sexually Transmitted Diseases). The genitalia and the mouth can be easily infected and transmit these diseases. The recommended it's the use of an insulating material, such as PVC or others.

In the English language is common to refer to oral sex as "blowjob". The true meaning of this act would be to "blow" the genitals, and in spite of many people do that, this practice is very unhealthy. The "sucking" technique is not as simple as it seems. Most people, when "give head", just keep on rubbing the lips and tongue up against the genitals, and sometimes, it can become quite annoying. The women are who complain about it most. That is because men are easier to be "entertained", due to the shape of their genitals.

The fellatio (woman working on a man's genital) commonly to lick and suck the man's gland - when erected - while rhythmically making "to and fro" movements along the penis shaft. The Cunnilingus (man working on a woman's genitalia) also known as "lip service" is the act of using the lips and tongue to give pleasure to the woman, by licking and sucking the clitoris, the labia and, if enjoyable, inserting the tongue inside the opening of the vagina.

When the subject is techniques, there are many books and articles available about it. The Kamasutra is a comprehensive love-making guide that provides many positions in that oral techniques. However, there are many taboos about it, which gradually seemed fading away. To learn how to give pleasure is to bet on your own pleasure.