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Can HIV Infection Spread Through Kissing?
I was seeing a guy and we used to have unprotected sex back in 2012 May after that due to some family problem we didn t used meet then a year later in 2013 April 21 he went to UAE for job for which they have to get their medical done and his test came out negative (I suppose otherwise he wouldn t have gotten a job ) and throughout this time I never had sex or kissed any other person so if his test came out negative does that mean I will be negative too ? am I safe as I don t have any other partner except him? do I still need to get to get my test done? or its ok because his test came negative so I would be negative too.do I need a test too ?do I still have a chance of HIV if he negative and I don t have any other partner ? (2) last month that is Aug 12 we met again and shared a kiss (mouth to mouth) is it possible to get hiv from kissing mouth to mouth? and what if I wanna get my test donenow for peace of my mind I never got a test done before but now I really want to get my test done . I have heard that it takes six month after the exposure for the virus to be dectected if its true im worried about the kiss as it happened on 12 Aug last month and its been only one month since then so should I wait for six month before getting my test done ? or wat I know that if we didn t kiss I would have gone and get myself test for hiv straight away and put my mind at ease? as there was enough time that is more than six month by now my virus could have been easily detected and I would have gotten an accurate result AM I RIGHT HERE? but is it possible to get infected of hiv through kissing ? should I wait for month now TO GET MOST ACCURATE RESULT or what? im too much tensed about this please help.. should I go for test or should I wait.. I don t want to go again n again as its difficult to go again n again for getting test done so what is the perfect time for testing to get 100 % accurate result without having to go for another test so I can get on with my life and put my self at ease and stop worring abt it please please please help me
Mon, 3 Nov 2014
Please relax and there is no need to get worried.
As per your description, the chances of transmission is almost nil. HIV does not spread through a gentle kiss or through exchange of saliva.
However it is highly recommended to practice safe sex. To avoid your acute stress and clear your doubt, visit the nearest hospital or ICTC (Integrated counseling and testing center).
As per your description, the chances of transmission is almost nil. HIV does not spread through a gentle kiss or through exchange of saliva.
However it is highly recommended to practice safe sex. To avoid your acute stress and clear your doubt, visit the nearest hospital or ICTC (Integrated counseling and testing center).
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