Fatigue After Kissing Cut On Lip Worried I Have HIV

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kissed on cheek with cut on lip

hi, Doctor my mother has hiv and i love her dearly but sadly i have concerns and questions about things i can and cant do with her so we were having a heart to heart one day and we got emotional and at the end of the conversation she kissed me on...

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.

Chicago Black Gay Mens Caucus

Thanks for your question and your desire to learn more about how to be supportive to your mother,There is absolutely NO RISK from the situations you're describing. To be at risk, HIV positive body fluid needs to come out of someone's body... Read more »

HIV nose mucus enters clapped cut lips

A realative of mines is infected with HIV/AIDS. I gave this relative a kiss on the cheak, thinking... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

semen got on my lip "cut" from a not hiv+ guy

Two days ago a small peeling cam from my lip cuz of chapped lips. Just a little blood came out from... Read more »

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please help me. deep kiss and cuts .

Posted by ind234567, 2 Replies

i am 26 yr old male from India. 48 hours back i had protected sex with a girl whom i later 100% suspect of being HIV infected. during the sex, we had deep hard kissing for 5 minutes or so and it resulted in my lips getting minor cuts and scratches.... Read more »

So what if some semen or blood got into my lips...

Posted by Anonymous

or hands...
Many people worry about what if they touch some semen or blood or that semen or blood got into my skin, my leg, my eye, my... and what about microscopic cuts I cant even be aware of...etc...etc.

So take a look at this information of how... Read more »

can it happen from a kiss

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

i kissed a prostitute from her mouth which i think she is hiv positive. Later about a day or two i can't really remember the day, I examined my mouth and i found a cut in my lips that was so clear that when i even press on it, it would bleed. know... Read more »

a kiss

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I kissed a girl from the mouth but just for a about maximum five seconds untill i realized what i have done i immediately stoped. Know i'm worried from HIV. After about two days i have realized cuts in my lips. Please tell me the probability for... Read more »

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