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I just found out a guy i dated has hep c. should i be tested? we kissed and did a little foreplay, but i didn't find out until after.

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

Specializes in General Practice

Hep C: It is so much out of the realm of possibility that kissing and touching would transmit hepatitis c that i can tell you that you do not need to spend even a second worrying. Hepatitis c is not transmitted sexually except in one special population with immune weakness. Catching hepatitis c is all about exposure to infected blood. I would protect against his semen as well just to be sure.

Answered 3/31/2014

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Hep C: To put your mind at ease... The risk of hep c transmission with no contact with the source persons blood is very low. Here is the latest cdc info http://www.Cdc.Gov/hepatitis/c/cfaq.Htm.

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