Question 1

can french kiss transmit hiv and whens the best time to get a reliable and accurate result? my last exposure (kiss) was last month 12 aug 2014

Accepted Answer

No: Saliva alone cannot transmit HIV. If the person had open sores in mouth or bleeding gums  a small chance exists. Get tested in about 1 more months if the person had open sores otherwise not necessary.

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Question 2

can i get hiv from french kiss?

Accepted Answer

No: French kissing is extremely low to no risk for HIV transmission.  More about sexual behavior and HIV transmission https://wwwn.cdc.gov/hivrisk/transmit/activities/

Question 3

hello i have a friend who like to french kiss people and i'm curious can you get hiv from french kissing?

Accepted Answer

Possible: Hiv is transmissible by body fluids, so transferring saliva (french kissing) has the possibility to cause an HIV transmission.

Question 4

i have a cavities..and i do a french kiss with someone hiv person.how im risk?

Accepted Answer

Hiv risk: If there is a chance of blood transfer from the HIV infected person to you, then you are at risk especially if his blood falls on a cracked skin or worse off mucosal membrane.

Question 5

i'm worried from hiv dear doctor 
i'm worried from hiv, i had protect sex with a sex worker in dubai, i did french kiss and she sucked my penis with condom on then the condom just flip over a little bit and she fit it back. then i did 7 minute of sex with

Accepted Answer

Get tested: Get a HIV nucleic acid test. If the result is negative, repeat the test at 6 months after exposure.

Question 6

french kiss 2 days ago less than 1 min with random girl, but chapped lips before 5-3 hours, do i need hiv test and take pep? need help, night sweats

Accepted Answer

Something else: Firstly you don't get HIV from French kissing.
2nd HIV symptoms do not come on within days after the infection.   Your night sweats are from something else. If this problem persists for more than 2 weeks or gets worse, consult your doctor.

Question 7

my girlfriend kissed me on the lips, french kiss ,and two weeks later, ulcers appeared on my lips. knowing that we tested for all stds the day before the kiss including rpr and hiv/p24. do i need to take any test? i have had oral herpes since child?

Accepted Answer

: By far the main cause of mouth or lip ulcers is herpes; this might just be a worse than usual recurrence of your longstanding infection. Two weeks is too long for symptoms of a new HSV infection, and anyway you are immune to a new infection with HSV type 1. To confirm the likely diagnosis,have an HSV PCR test from the ulcers ASAP -- within 2-3 days of onset, if possible. Good luck.

Question 8

hi doctors, i recently met a girl from internet. should i get tested for stds(hiv, syphilis, etc) if i licked and sucked a girlneck and nipples(not french kiss), and the girl licked my nipple? i didn't have intercourse? she's from south africa?

Accepted Answer

: From your description you should not contract an STD. Her being from South Africa has nothing to do with it

Question 9

is it possible to contract hiv from french kissing?

Accepted Answer

Yes: The aids virus, hiv, has been detected in saliva and at least theoretically could be transmitted by exchange of saliva during kissing.  This is a low probability route of infection as compared to unprotected sex, but it is at least theoretically possible.  I'm not aware of any case reports of such transmission.

Question 10

is it possible to get hiv from deep french kissing?

Accepted Answer

No risk: Possible? Maybe, at least theoretically. But if so, it is extremely unlikely. Of the milliions of people infected worldwide in the 30+ years of hte known HIV/AIDS epidemic, none are known to have been acquired by kissing. Among other things, saliva kills HIV -- which is one reason why oral sex also carries little or no risk of HIV.

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Can french kiss transmit hiv and whens the best time to get a reliable and accurate result? my last exposure (kiss) was last month 12 aug 2014

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Can i get hiv from french kiss?

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Hello i have a friend who like to french kiss people and i'm curious can you get hiv from french kissing?

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I have a cavities..and i do a french kiss with someone hiv person.how im risk?

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I'm worried from hiv dear doctor i'm worried from hiv, i had protect sex with a sex worker in dubai, i did french kiss and she sucked my penis with condom on then the condom just flip over a little bit and she fit it back. then i did 7 minute of sex with

A member asked:

French kiss 2 days ago less than 1 min with random girl, but chapped lips before 5-3 hours, do i need hiv test and take pep? need help, night sweats

A member asked:

My girlfriend kissed me on the lips, french kiss ,and two weeks later, ulcers appeared on my lips. knowing that we tested for all stds the day before the kiss including rpr and hiv/p24. do i need to take any test? i have had oral herpes since child?

A member asked:

Hi doctors, i recently met a girl from internet. should i get tested for stds(hiv, syphilis, etc) if i licked and sucked a girlneck and nipples(not french kiss), and the girl licked my nipple? i didn't have intercourse? she's from south africa?

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Is it possible to contract hiv from french kissing?

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Is it possible to get hiv from deep french kissing?

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