We explored the constructs and discourses to year-old men and women in England used in their accounts of oral sex during in-depth interviews. Among young men and women in the United Kingdom, for instance, a higher proportion agreed that men expect to be given oral sex i. In the United States and Canada, studies record more young men and women reporting experience of oral-penis than oral-vulva contact with a different-gender partner, both across their lifetime Fortenberry et al. Other studies indicate men may receive more frequent oral sex than young women; for example, an online survey with U. These disparities arise despite roughly similar proportions of young men and women in nationally-representative surveys reporting ever having experienced oral sex with a different-gender partner Chandra et al. Existing research offers some insights into understanding asymmetric patterns of oral sex between young men and women.