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HIV risk from kiss and bloody nose
Hello, I recently met a girl through friends and we kissed while she laid on top of me. She had a nose ring on. She pushed her face against mine pretty hard as it was a bit of a rough kiss and might have irritated her nose. She then told me she tasted some blood, I was a little puzzled at first because I didn't understand what she meant until she raised her head and her nose was bleeding a lot. I didn't taste any blood but a little might have gone into my mouth. I don't remember it being on my face though. I tried to help her and gave her paper towels and a cold compress. She cleaned up her hands and her nose already stopped bleeding. She then came back to me and gave me a peck on the lips, however, then I noticed that my lip was cracked and there was a little blood there because my lips were dry. I'm not sure if my lips were cracked and bleeding when her nose bled? I'm really worried because all we did was kiss and this happened. I don't know her hiv status but my friends believe that she is fine. I asked her to get tested because I just recently got tested so I know I'm clean. She said she would but still hasn't done it and it has been 2 weeks. Please help! Was I at risk??? Thank you for your help!
HIV is inactivated so can't infect, when it contacts saliva. That is why no one got it from oral sex in 40 year HIV history, so you sure won't get it from kissing. You would need deep gaping wounds with the HIV shoved deep into the wound just to theoretically infect, and her nose can't have that kind of cut - so you can't even theoretically have a risk from the blood spatters on your skin or mouth.
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Thank you. Sorry, I wanted to make sure I understand, even though my cut from cracked lips was bleeding, there is still no concern for transmission if her blood got into contact with it?
Kindly reread my advice repeatedly until the full meaning is apparent. instead of rephrasing your question for no useful purpose.
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