How Much Blood Is Required To Cause HIV Through Kissing

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French kissing with gums that were bleeding may cause HIV?

I had a girlfriend who is sexually active but I wasnt aware until we broke up. She would always French kiss me. I had chapped lips all the time due to winter season. I didn't know if her mouth was bleeding or not. I would never taste blood. She...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

HiYou cannot get HIV from kissing. Rest assured that you are fine!Be well and stay safe, Shannon... Read more »

Kissing HIV positive female and blood-PEP?

OK doc, I know you've answered questions similar to this one before, but I somehow feel mine... Read more »

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HIV Infection via Hand Job and Kissing in Manstrual blood

I hired a bar girl in Bangkok 3 days back and I donot have the condemn as I did not intend to have... Read more »

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Chinese Government Not Enforcing Legal Requirement to Test Blood, HIV/AIDS Advocate Says

The Chinese government is not enforcing a nationwide mandate that requires HIV testing for blood used in transfusions, Wan Yanhai, head of the Beijing Aizhixing Institute of Health Education, said on Tuesday at a news briefing in Beijing, Reuters ... Read more »

Canadian Province Announces Law Requiring People Who Might Have Exposed Emergency Workers to HIV to Undergo Blood Test

Officials in Alberta, Canada, last week announced a new law that will require people who might have exposed emergency workers to HIV or other infectious diseases to submit a blood test if ordered by a judge, the Edmonton Sun reports. Under the... Read more »

Colo. Senate Passes Bill Requiring HIV Testing for Pregnant Women

The Colorado Senate on Wednesday approved a bill (S.B. 179 ) requiring HIV testing for pregnant women to prevent mother-to-child-transmission of the virus, the Colorado Springs Gazette reports. The bill would make several changes to a current... Read more »

New Zealand to Require Testing for HIV, Other Diseases for All Immigrants Staying More Than One Year

The New Zealand Department of Labour recently announced it will begin requiring a blood test that screens for HIV, hepatitis B, and liver and kidney function for all foreign visitors who plan on staying in the country for more than one year, ... Read more »

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please help! fair judgement required!

Posted by amrit, 3 Replies

Hello guys and gals :)
Here is my story that gives me panik 2 months allready.
just as most people i was stupid! and how much stupid!!!
I visited cambodia that is one of the most hiv infected countries in the east and i had a crush on cambodian girls.
i... Read more »

Kissing Concern...

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I recently read an article, quoting an HIV researcher (Luc Montaigner, the researcher that originally identified HIV as the cause of AIDS), that stated HIV can be transmitted through kissing. I was tested in February, a year after my last sexual... Read more »

kissing

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

a few nights ago I was at a club with some of my friends and met a girl that was very good looking. She and I did a bunch of vodka shots and french kissed a few times. The next day I found out from one of my friends that this girl really gets around... Read more »

One more question about kissing

Posted by Imemyself, 1 Reply

Hi everybody

Roughly 60 hours ago I met an escort and we began by kissing a bit with open mouth - since then I have relived the night thousands of times and am sure that our tongues touched each other only 4 or 5 times and for like 5 seconds each... Read more »

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