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Lip Kissing With Sores And Gum Disease And Hiv
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hepatitis c and deep kissing with gum disease please helpi reacently deeply kissed (many times) a guy I just recently found out is Hepatitis C Positive. I didn't know he was an IV drug user and he just told me all of this but anyway kissing was all we did thank God but heres my dilemna. I was on...
Response from Brian Conway, M.D.
University of British Columbia
Both HIV and HCV are trasnmitted by blood. If we are taling about exposure to significant amounts of visible blood, HCV is more transmissible. However, if the guy had no visible blood in his mouth, the risk of him transmitting HCV to you is...
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Mouth Sores and KissingHello Dr I have a real quick question....I have a mild case of Gum disease...and My gums often... Read more »hiv throgh champagne kissHi thanks for ur reply it makes me feel much better ... Just wanted to Know whether this warrants a... Read more »
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A Kiss Is Just a KissIf 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 »
Sexually-Transmitted Infections for HIV-Positive PeopleSTDs (sexually transmitted disease) that cause ulcerations (sores on the skin, including on or inside the genitals, mouth, or rectum) can dramatically increase the risk of picking up HIV, due to the fact that ulcers and open sores provide an easy... Read more »
Study Links Acid Produced From Gum Disease With HIVA recent study conducted by researchers in Japan found that an acid produced in the mouth because of gum disease might promote the progression of HIV, AFP/ Yahoo! News reports. According to the researchers, the study, which will be published in... Read more »
Study Finds Decreased HIV in Circumcised Males Not Caused By Reduction of STI SoresThe decreased incidence of HIV infections in males who were circumcised is not primarily due to a reduction in sores from conditions such as herpes, according to a PLoS Medicine study that analyzed "data from 2 clinical trials including more than... Read more »
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HIV THRU KISSING
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Pliz give me all the cases of ppl who acquired the HIV thru kissing, no matter if they had sores or bleeding gums, but ALL of the reported cases of HIV transmitted thru kissing.
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lip sores unprotected oral hiv risk
Posted by smkl, 1 Reply
HelloI am aware that risk from unprotected insertive fellatio is relatively lower. But what is freaking me out is that post the episode- I discovered a single sore on the inside of her lips- it was not red or yellow, but just as the same texture and... Read more » Kissing a HIV- person
Posted by gordon, 9 Replies
Unless I am mistaken if you kiss a person mouth to mouth and one of you is have HIV+ and the HIV+ person has a small cut in the gums or in the mouth area. The suliva with a small potion of blood will be trasmitted, hence making the other person...
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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 »
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