A Nigerian doctor took to Twitter to warn against using saliva as lubricant during sex, and he disclosed the danger of doing so.

According to the doctor, the bacteria in the saliva is different from that in the vag*na, and its introduction can lead to yeast infection or bacterial vaginosis. He also listed herpes, gonorrhea, chlamydia, HPV, syphilis, and trichomoniasis as diseases that can be transmitted to the genitals through saliva.

He tweeted;