Roberta re: your comment from the doctor
 >> because the gloves reduce the sensitivity on the skin while exploring.<<
 Isn't this the same excuse men use for NOT wearing condoms?  (A dear friend
of mine thought he didn't have anything to worry about sleeping around, He
believed his chances of getting AIDS from anyone were nil. He too said
condoms reduce sensitivity.  He now has chronic Hepatitis C and will need a
liver transplant soon.)
 Reduction in sensitivity sounds silly. Surgeons do delicate work while
wearing gloves--sometimes several pair at once.  If the glove fits well like
*a second skin* sensitivity is inhanced. I have never had a problem with
latex gloves. The vinyl ones don't fit well at all and are very thick.
 Also with the prevalance of thrush,  a scratch from a fingernail on one of
the oral surfaces is enough to get the ball rolling.