Your page came highly recommended by my sister as you greatly helped her with STI advice last year (and were absolutely correct regarding her negative status). I hope that you can do the same for me.

My exposure does not involve any form of unprotected penis intercourse or oral sex.

On my stag-do (I am getting married in July) I ended up deep French kissing a lady in a bar. I am embarrassed of my actions.

I do not know this lady’s HIV status and can’t remember if I tasted any blood. 

I messaged her on Instagram the next day and she seemed to take offence when I asked about STI testing; and she blocked me afterwards. She is not a sex worker, but I have no idea if she has had unprotected sex with men recently.

My cousin has just completed his Doctorate in Infectious Diseases and  has told me to ‘get a grip’ and not worry at all about HIV, even if the lady happened to have HIV and not be on treatment.

I have been advised that HIV is only spread in adults via unprotected penis intercourse or sharing syringes (excluding accidents in a medical setting or massive blood exposure).

Lastly, I have been told that because this event posed no medical risk whatsoever, I should not test for HIV or any other STI.

Appreciate a second opinion from yourselves.

Thank you