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Dear Doctor,
Question may be silly but I wanted to know I am a married man who went out with a close woman friend who I am not sure of her status. I know she does not sleep around and in fact has not been sexually active for 2 years has she got divorced and has two kids. She I know has been tested in the past.
We went out for drinks and out of playful flirtation and possibly being tipsI kissed her then kissed and bit her arm out of excitement I stopped after realizing it might go to far. A few days after we met up for coffee and I noticed a bruise on her arm I m not sure if it bled that night but she said she didnt even notice until I mentioned it. It seemed that there was no wound but seemed like there was some trauma from the teeth I guess.
I know she easily bruises as she has been a friend of mine for years and whenever she has her period she easily bruises. I know I am guilty and paranoid. I have been faithful to my wife I also have been tested numerous times in the past for std's an hiv.
I guess I am worried she recently was with a guy friend she hasnt known for long who has a low plate count and I know that can mean a lot of things that my cause blo0d clots and even wounds. She was telling me that he had this and she noticed he had some spots on his arm. I know my friend is also a paranoid person but when she told me this that made me even more scared cause what if he had HIV? I know she didnt sleep with him or anything but was with him for dinner. I appologize if I am coming out like a crazy person and I dont want to judge I may also be naive and guilty. I stopped kissing my wife and also being intimate with her. We are trying to make a baby please I am so afraid is this worth the anxiety
1) Any Hiv risks STD?S from biting? kissing? Im not sure if my lips were dry of if I had any wounds in my mouth
2) Do I have re-test
3) Can I move on and be intimate with my wife
4) should I forget about it
Question may be silly but I wanted to know I am a married man who went out with a close woman friend who I am not sure of her status. I know she does not sleep around and in fact has not been sexually active for 2 years has she got divorced and has two kids. She I know has been tested in the past.
We went out for drinks and out of playful flirtation and possibly being tipsI kissed her then kissed and bit her arm out of excitement I stopped after realizing it might go to far. A few days after we met up for coffee and I noticed a bruise on her arm I m not sure if it bled that night but she said she didnt even notice until I mentioned it. It seemed that there was no wound but seemed like there was some trauma from the teeth I guess.
I know she easily bruises as she has been a friend of mine for years and whenever she has her period she easily bruises. I know I am guilty and paranoid. I have been faithful to my wife I also have been tested numerous times in the past for std's an hiv.
I guess I am worried she recently was with a guy friend she hasnt known for long who has a low plate count and I know that can mean a lot of things that my cause blo0d clots and even wounds. She was telling me that he had this and she noticed he had some spots on his arm. I know my friend is also a paranoid person but when she told me this that made me even more scared cause what if he had HIV? I know she didnt sleep with him or anything but was with him for dinner. I appologize if I am coming out like a crazy person and I dont want to judge I may also be naive and guilty. I stopped kissing my wife and also being intimate with her. We are trying to make a baby please I am so afraid is this worth the anxiety
1) Any Hiv risks STD?S from biting? kissing? Im not sure if my lips were dry of if I had any wounds in my mouth
2) Do I have re-test
3) Can I move on and be intimate with my wife
4) should I forget about it
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
This will be my final answer to these repetitive, anxiety-driven questions.
NO RISK!! Even if she bled into her arm.
This thread is now over. EWH
NO RISK!! Even if she bled into her arm.
This thread is now over. EWH
thank you my last question. I do hope your ok with this I guess I understand what you said but my anxiety is getting the most of me.
so even if she bled in her arm after I bit her and then it bruised i should not worry? and just move on
I really appreciate your help
so even if she bled in her arm after I bit her and then it bruised i should not worry? and just move on
I really appreciate your help
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Bruising is not particularly suggestive of HIV and you mention that you know that she has this tendency. I would not worry about the bruising. No change in my assessment or recommendations. EWH
thank you doctor,
so even she bruised and i bit her im ok
so even she bruised and i bit her im ok
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Welcome to the Forum. I'll try to help. You appear to have some mis-understandings about how HIV is transmitted. Among adults HIV is transmitted only through genital or ano-genital sexual contact or injection of infected material deep into tissue. It is NOT transmitted by kissing, touching, or casual contact.
Your friend sounds to be low risk and the sorts of contact both you and she have apparently had are not exposures which lead to transmission of infection.
In answer to your questions:
1) Any Hiv risks STD?S from biting? kissing? Im not sure if my lips were dry of if I had any wounds in my mouth
No risk. Kissing of any sort, including deep kissing, with or without mouth sores or dental problems is nto associated in any way with risk for HIV transmission.
2) Do I have re-test
There is no need for testing related to the exposures you describe.
3) Can I move on and be intimate with my wife
Yes, you can have unprotected sex with your wife.
4) should I forget about it
Yes, you should move on without worrying.
As for biting- there is a theoretical risk for infection after being bit by an infected person. There is no known risk for infection for the person doing the biting.
I hope my comments are helpful to you. EWH
Your friend sounds to be low risk and the sorts of contact both you and she have apparently had are not exposures which lead to transmission of infection.
In answer to your questions:
1) Any Hiv risks STD?S from biting? kissing? Im not sure if my lips were dry of if I had any wounds in my mouth
No risk. Kissing of any sort, including deep kissing, with or without mouth sores or dental problems is nto associated in any way with risk for HIV transmission.
2) Do I have re-test
There is no need for testing related to the exposures you describe.
3) Can I move on and be intimate with my wife
Yes, you can have unprotected sex with your wife.
4) should I forget about it
Yes, you should move on without worrying.
As for biting- there is a theoretical risk for infection after being bit by an infected person. There is no known risk for infection for the person doing the biting.
I hope my comments are helpful to you. EWH
to add doctor,
I got confused as I searched in that it is riskier for the person who bit a person than to be bitten? but some sites say other wise. I need to relax
I got confused as I searched in that it is riskier for the person who bit a person than to be bitten? but some sites say other wise. I need to relax
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