As a generalization, kissing is a low risk activity in terms of STI risk. Even if you don’t believe what your partner said, most people do not have oral STI‘s and even when they do transmission through kissing is quite uncommon. Further, in your specific case, the brevity of your exposure reduces your risk still more.

The symptoms should describe, sniffles and a tingling tongue are not symptoms of an STI. In fact, most oral STI‘s are asymptomatic. In addition for symptoms due to an STI to begin only two days after an exposure would be most unusual.  If you did acquire an STI from kissing, the STI, which would be most likely to occur would be oral gonorrhea. I would estimate your risk of acquiring oral gonorrhea from the exposure you describe as being substantially less than 1 in 1000 ( I. E. Odds are more than 99.9% that you were not infected).  Personally, I would not be worried in the least about the event you described, and would not bother to test. Should you desire the reassurance that a negative test provides, the most important test you could get would be an oral swab for gonorrhea.

I hope this information and perspective is helpful to you. Please don’t worry. EWH.

So in your opinion I shouldn’t worry about oral gonn or any other STIs from the kiss? Wouid you continue normal relations with your wife without fear of exposing her to an STI?  Thank you again.

I see no reason to abstain from unprotected intercourse with your wife.

EWH

As you know, we provide up to three responses to each clients question. As this is my third response, the thread will be closed shortly. I urge you not to worry. EWH.