Hi There I Had An Encounter With A Woman, We

Posted on Mon, 12 Aug 2019

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Question : Hi There

i had an encounter with a woman, we did not have sex, no oral sex, just deep kissing, i wonder what are the chances of contracting Hepatitis B this way?, I have been having lots of joint pain 2-3 weeks later mainly in my fingers, knees, elbows and toes especially

I did a test at 4 weeks it came back negative
I did another test at 6.5 weeks it came back negative

what could be the cause of this joint pain as i did not have this prior to the encounter?, i do not have any other symptoms

I am having mixed answers regarding transmission, can it be passed through deep kissing via saliva?

regards
XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
No risk of Hepatitis B with kissing

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX welcome to ask a doctor service. I have gone through your query and noted your concern.

There is no question of transmission of Hepatitis B by deep kissing. Hepatitis B is only transmitted through either blood or through sexual intercourse. The reason for joint pain could be something different. I suggest you to kindly talk to either a medicine specialist or a rheumatologist.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if you need any more assistance.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (7 minutes later)

Hi Dr

Thank you for your response, one more question

Is 6.5 weeks enough to show Hep B detected, I mean if i did have it, would it have shown by now?

or would i need to wait longer?

Regards XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (19 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Regarding Hepatitis B

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
The window period of screening test for Hepatitis B is 3-4 weeks. So, 6.5 weeks is good enough. Take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T