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blood on her lips

I kissed a woman today, who had chapped lips, slightly bleeding.  I gave her a quick kiss on the lips.  Later, she told me she was positive for hep c!!   My lips are chapped but not actively bleeding, but with a few small cuts.  Was this an exposure risk?  Thank you for responding!
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29837 tn?1414534648
Don't kiss her anymore...

Magnum
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1151539 tn?1262151603
Get tested, there's no way anyone can say yes or no.
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thank you!  does anyone additional have an opinion?
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Well, they say it’s all in a kiss and boy that was an eye opener. If this were a first kiss I’d be heading for the door and fast but then again if I were the pursuer I got what I asked for cause the truth is in a kiss. This is a tough question because there is no right answer but if I were a betting man I would say you have nothing to worry about because you had no bleeding chaps at the time but who knows everyone is different.

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