Can I move on without testing?

[nana2009]

hello everyone, i think i m going crazy with a little issue i had about 2 years plus some month ago.

I never had any sexual encounter with my ex boyfriend, except this one time we deep kissed for about a period of 15 minutes (cant really remember how long it exactly was)

Recently one of my friend who had a ONS with some stranger in a club, without any protection then she  got very worried, and turned into fearing HIV constantly. mean while i was trying to help her finding more facts about HIV transmissions.

To my surprise, there was a few site stating kiss actually carries a RISK as for HIV. I suddenly remember that make out (french kiss) encounter i had with my EX. I started to track back to the event with few detail that is left in my memory.

I don't remember tasting any blood during the session, nor there was a cut in my mouth,  but unsure about his oral condition.

what worries me the most was, WHAT IF there was some blood of his mixed with saliva got into my mouth. Then the contaminated blood got into some small unnoticeable cut in my mouth.

How much blood does it really need to make kissing a risk, or how big the cut is.

Do i need any testing, or any testing for my husband?

I apologize for my foolishness, but i am about to marry the man that i love; in a matter of few month. I really want to move on with my life now, without thinking about HIV from the previous encounter. I hope everyone can help me with their great knowledge towards this subject.

And I thank you all in advance from the bottom of my heart.

Happy new year!


P.S ( sorry for my English, it is not my native tongue.)


Sincerely


Nana

[nana2009]

thanks for the conformation, Teak.
happy new year!

[Teak]

You didn't have a risk and yes saliva has over a dozen different enzymes and proteins that inhibits HIV transmission.

[nana2009]

correction to my poor spelling *

just that Saliva INHIBITS HIV is just some new and awesome newS to me, just wanted some confirmation about it.

[nana2009]

thank you all for the advice, thank you from my heart.

just that Saliva INHIBITS is just some new and awesome new to me, just wanted some confirmation about it.

i guess to get HIV from kiss, both party need to gushing blood like the vampire for it to be a risk, along with fresh cuts as well in the mouth.


thanks again, new year is coming, i m going to leave this in 2008.

moving on to 2009

Happy new year everyone!

[rockash]

Saliva from your ex-boyfriend does not contain HIV fluids. HIV viral load is stated to be present in blood, semen and vaginal discharge. As such, how can saliva, which inhibits HIV virus spread to you through mouth through your kissing scenario? Even if there was blood, your saliva will kill the and your stomach acids will destroy the virus. I think your you need not worry about that as its under the non-existent category.

[Teak]

There is nothing more to add. You did not have a risk.

[nana2009]

anyone mind share their view towards my encounter?

no offense to aardvarkadmirer at all, hope you can understand.

thank you

[nana2009]

o whoa, really? Aardvarkadmirer. Thank you so much for the great information.

How come those site stating kissing carries a risk, without saying the enzymes in saliva can inhibit HIV ...  

they really got me very worried.

thank you for telling me that!

[aardvarkadmirer]

This is absolutely, utterly, completely not a risk - even if the dude jammed a bloody tongue down your throat.

Saliva has a whole cocktail of enzymes that inhibit HIV transmission, and there has never been a confirmed case of HIV transmission by kissing.

You can rest easy here.