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What Are The Chances Of HIV Transmission Through Kissing?
Question: Dear Dr Matin, Sorry for bothering you again.This is regarding my kissing episode. I was on a company trip with my colleagues. There I met other girls. We has a kissing a closed one, but she brushed her upper lip with my lower one. This was for a second. No deep or French kiss. No exchange of tongue or saliva. I had tooth surgery 11 days back. No pain or blood now. Apart from kiss no other activity. I also don't her hiv status.
What are my chance of getting hiv? Please help.
Regards
What are my chance of getting hiv? Please help.
Regards
Brief Answer:
No HIV risk
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question.
Thankfully I have today internet connectivity and been able to respond.
Reg question; from the activity you describe there is negligible risk.
It is to be informed that there has never been a confirmed infection of HIV through open mouthed kissing. It is very unlikely that the virus would be able to get into your blood stream. Firstly there is an enzyme in saliva that actually inhibits HIV transmission. Regardless if your partner had a bleeding lip or not or your having a tooth surgery it does not make a difference with respect to transmission.
Hope this suffices.
Regards
No HIV risk
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question.
Thankfully I have today internet connectivity and been able to respond.
Reg question; from the activity you describe there is negligible risk.
It is to be informed that there has never been a confirmed infection of HIV through open mouthed kissing. It is very unlikely that the virus would be able to get into your blood stream. Firstly there is an enzyme in saliva that actually inhibits HIV transmission. Regardless if your partner had a bleeding lip or not or your having a tooth surgery it does not make a difference with respect to transmission.
Hope this suffices.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Dear Dr , I don't had any open mouth kiss. It was just closed mouth kiss , where she brushed her upper lip with my lower lip for a second. Felt little moist. No exchange of tongue or saliva. Also I didn't taste any blood and didn't know anything about her dental condition.
Regards
Regards
Brief Answer:
no risk
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your response.
You yourself have answered your question.
I had replied that with or without open wounds, there is no risk.
No with no wounds , a closed kiss and no exchange of fluids of tongue , there is absolutely 200 % no chance of HIV transmission.
Hope this suffices.
Be happy and keep safe
Regards
no risk
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your response.
You yourself have answered your question.
I had replied that with or without open wounds, there is no risk.
No with no wounds , a closed kiss and no exchange of fluids of tongue , there is absolutely 200 % no chance of HIV transmission.
Hope this suffices.
Be happy and keep safe
Regards
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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