Hi , I Kissed A Girl And Was Just A

Posted on Fri, 27 Dec 2019

Question: Hi , I kissed a girl and was just a smooch not any deep mouth kiss , I don't know if she is hiv infected , is this a problem ?

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Deep kisses carry a negligible risk

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to 'Ask A Doctor'.
Thanks for posting your query.

A deep kiss carries a negligible risk for HIV, even though saliva does not contain an adequate infectious concentration of virus.

If your partner had some mouth pathology and if you have some oral ulcers or inflammation of buccal mucosa, lip or gum there will be a negligible risk for HIV transmission.
Superficial kiss carries almost a "NIL' risk.

Let me know if I can assist you further.

Dr. S.Murugan

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee