[Question #8409] Std from kiss !

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45 months ago
Dear Drs 
How are you? 
I trust your assessment

Something happened and i want to ask you
I was in night club and when i am in the elevator alone with one girl she was drunk and i am also
She hug me and kiss me in my cheek and neck and i also kiss the girl in her cheek
Lips to lips was very near but no kiss in lips !
Only she kissed me 2 times (cheek and neck)
And i kissed her in (cheek)
Total time less than 2 min in elevator or maybe 1 min
I dont know maybe when she kissed my  she licked also the area mentioned above (cheek and neck)
Can this transfer any std?
Hiv? Hcv? Hbv? Any other std?
I need to be tested ??
Because i am married never do anything more in my life !
And before my marriage i get full std with my wife and all was negative include (hbv, hcv and also hiv) and all!

Do you recommend to test and be far from my wife???
Only this happened ! What is my risk?

Thanks in advance
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
45 months ago
Welcome to the forum. Thanks for your confidence in our services. I'm happy to help -- and to eliminate your fears of STI in this situation!

Sometimes the title of a question contains enough information for an accurate reply. So I'll start by saying that no STIs are transmitted by kissing; there is never any risk. Even open mouth ("French") kissing is entirely free of risk for all STIs. (There is debate among STI experts about whether oral gonorrhea sometimes can be acquired by kissing, but if so, it is only with prolonged and vigorous open mouth kissing.) For sure there is no risk of any STI or other infections you mention from kissing skin, including the face. The main risk from this sort of contact is a respiratory viral infection, like cold, influenza, or COVID-19. But that's all.

So all is well, nothing to worry about, no testing needed, and no possibility of transmitting any STI to your wife.

I hope these comments are helpful. Let me know if anything isn't clear.

HHH, MD
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45 months ago
Thanks DR.Hunter ! 
I appreciate your quick response !!

But what about licking ?
If there is small cut in my face cant see it , this make any difference?
To be honest (kiss was lips to cheek and lips to neck) and same for me when i kissed her (lips on cheek) Directly 

I understand know this is maybe like we kiss our friends and family or colleague 
But my fare maybe was because she was 100% sex worker and was searching for clients !
This safe also if she had infection of hiv? Or hcv and hbv? Or any other STI?

Thanks again, many thanks !
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
45 months ago
Licking also is no risk for any STI:  most STIs reside in the back of the throat, not front of the mouth or tongue; and saliva inhibits or kills HIV and probably most other STI bacteria and viruses. Having cuts on the face make no difference. This was a no risk exposure no matter what STIs or blood borne infections she might have had.

They call some infections "sexually transmitted" for good reason:  and superficial kissing doesn't count as sex! If these infections could be transmitted in this manner, they would be a thousand times more common than they are, and they wouldn't be classified as sexually transmitted. The causative organisms evolved to require the intimate contact that comes with sex -- otherwise they would have died out millions of years ago. Please do your best to not worry about this!
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45 months ago
Thanks Dr.Hunter for your help!!
Already moved forwarded 

Many many thanks !! 

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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
45 months ago
I'm glad to have helped -- that's why we're here! Thanks for the thanks.---