Unless measures are taken to change this oral sex esteem self, oral and anal sex could become the source for the next wave of HIV and STIs epidemic. If you take a moment to do this before you and your partner are intimate, it will probably go a long way towards helping you feel more comfortable receiving oral sex. Authors' contributions Both authors participated from the inception of the research idea to proposal development, data collection, analysis and preparation of the manuscript. Translation: a big gut is going to make oral sex esteem self more difficult.