AIDS Infection Risk Deep Kissing

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Scared about a possible strange way to be infected through oral/deep kissing

Dear Dr. Frascino,I'm an Italian guy from Milan that he's really scared about a possible HIV infection.My past sexual acts were protected insertive anal intercourse with trannies street sex workers plus unprotected oral insertive, plus...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Buon giorno Marco!1. Absolutely no HIV risk.2. Absolutely no HIV risk.3. ARS symptoms generally become manifest at two to three weeks after HIV primary infection.Ciao!Dr. Bob... Read more »

Risk from deep french kissing with bleeding gums "HAD PROTECTED SEX WITH AN HIV+ WOMAN"

hello.i had protected sex with an hiv + woman just once but we used to kiss deeply yet i had... Read more »

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A. »

Deep kissing and sweat transmit HIV?

I have long deep kissing sessions with a friend who is HIV positive. I waswondering if the length... Read more »

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H. »

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A Kiss Is Just a Kiss

If you were anywhere near a television set last summer, you inevitably heard about that case of HIV infection that appears to have resulted from kissing and kissing alone. And, admit it -- the news gave you at least a moment's pause. You couldn't... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Highly Stressed: Stressful and Traumatic Experiences Among Individuals With HIV/AIDS in the Deep South

Among persons living with HIV infection, a history of traumatic and/or stressful experiences is prevalent "and has been consistently associated with poorer health outcomes," the authors wrote. Yet little is known about incident stressful experiences... Read more »

Risk of HIV Reinfection May Be Similar to Risk of Initial HIV Infection

The risk of HIV reinfection, sometimes called superinfection, has not been clearly established. Given the risk of initial sexual HIV infection from a single exposure in population studies is commonly calculated as generally low (although these... Read more »

Disclosure Etiquette, Part 1: Do I Have to Kiss and Tell?

This is the first in a series of articles exploring the etiquette associated with telling other people that you have HIV/AIDS. Over the past 20 years, I have watched people living with HIV/AIDS suffer and struggle with disclosing their status.... Read more »

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Deep Kissing & Oral Sex Risk Comparison

Posted by supernervousguy, 1 Reply

I know this is probably an obnoxious question, but hopefully someone can help satisfy my curiosity. I am aware that deep/french/tongue kissing is next to zero risk for transmission. However, in many places online and on this forum, it is placed in... Read more »

will I be infected by kissing?

Posted by worrying, 1 Reply

Hello,
Four months ago, I dated with a male net friend, whose HIV status was unknown to me. In our date, he kissed and licked my cheek, lips and part of gum. But we didn't have deep kissing, no direct tongues' contact either. The only thing I've... Read more »

Deep Kissing

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I dont realy know how to explain, ive been deep kissing a girl in advanced hiv status, since that exposure that someone said theres now risk i have been with candidiasis, angular cheilitis, pains in the gums, all my life as ended, or almost ended, i... Read more »

ARS from deep kissing and receiving fellatio

Posted by nmu91

About a month and a half ago I had a man kiss me and then perform fellatio on me. Within three days, I had night sweats, rash, muscle and joint aches, lymphadenopathy in my arms pits and it has progressed to include coating to my tongue, fingernail... Read more »

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