Can One Contract STD Through Kissing?

Posted on Tue, 13 Jan 2015

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Question : I've contracted an STD orally, gonnorehea to be exact and didn't know it but started a new relationship with a partner and we used condoms for protection how ever we were kissing. Could i have spreaded this disease to him?

Answered by Dr. Noble Zachariah (32 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Possible but unlikely if there are no cuts or sore

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to HCM and thanks for your query. Gonorrhea can also be spread through kissing if you or partner has a cut on the lip, but this way of becoming infected is rare.
Take care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar