Risk of STD transmission through kissing

[X777]

Hello experts,

I'm a 23 years old male and I have been quite worried about STD transmission for a long time.
I'm not sexually active yet and, before I'll become, I and my girlfriend (when I'll get one) will take an STD test as precaution, since - even with condoms - transmission of some STDs cannot be prevented.

To the main topic though: which STDs can be transmitted through kissing (as in "french kissing", not just a kiss on the lips or cheek)?

I recall reading HIV transmission through kissing was very unlikely unless your partner had open sores or blood in their mouth (or not?) and anyway how could you tell without doing her an oral examination?
I'm **really** confused about Herpes (HSV-1 & **HSV-2**) and know nothing concerning the other STDs (Hepatitis B [I was vaccinated], Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Syphilis, HPV, ...).

Assuming the woman I kiss is infected (but without any visible sign) is there a risk of transmission of any (or other) of these STDs through french kissing?
By what I've been reading on some sites it seems that you can contract HSV-1 quite easily, not sure about any others. Once you have it you cannot get rid of it. Does that mean that if I kissed the wrong woman I won't be **ever** able to have vaginal sex / oral sex with any other woman without her being infected? Or since it's "just" HSV-1 it will not cause all the genital issues related to HSV-2?

What about kissing then having oral sex / vaginal sex with another woman? Does she risk of being infected because I had kissed the wrong woman before in my life?

Could you please clarify?
Please let me know if you need any further information.
Thank you for helping me out.

[X777]

Yes I read. But again:
>> No. Kissing is not a STD risk. Herpes is not considered a STD when transmitted from kissing.
I don't fully understand if you're saying
a) STD-related diseases can't be transmitted through kissing
b) STD-related diseases CAN be transmitted through kissing although you can't really define them as STD since there is no sex involved

Hence my doubt remains ...

[Vance2335]

Read what I first wrote

[X777]

OK will do. Are there other STDs-related diseases that can be transmitted through kissing (even if you can't really define as an "STD")?

[Vance2335]

Post in the herpes forum

[X777]

But HSV-1 seems rather "inoffensive". HSV-2 is the "problematic" one, isn't it?

[Vance2335]

Kissing is a risk for herpes with over 60% of the population has, but oral herpes is not considered a STD.

[X777]

So basically even kissing is a risk. It's not STD risk because the disease is not transmitted "sexually". Still it is being transmitted :S Anything to prevent this besides taking no kissing for 3 months :S and taking an STD test together?

[Life360_Dave]

Both

[X777]

So it would be HSV-1? Or if I later give oral sex to another woman I could transfer her HSV-2?

[Vance2335]

HSV passed though kissing is not a STD.

[X777]

?? So I can get HSV-2 but it's not a risk because you can't define it as an STD since it's transmitted through kissing :S? Or is it that it can't be transmitted through kissing? Clarify please ... Thanks

[Vance2335]

No. Kissing is not a STD risk. Herpes is not considered a STD when transmitted from kissing.

[X777]

So basically even kissing is a risk of STD transmission (at least as far as HSV-2 is concerned)?

[Life360_Dave]

If she gave oral to her ex boyfriend and he had genital herpes, she could have contracted it oral.

[X777]

Any more-detailed comments?

[X777]

Not even if she gave oral sex to her previous boyfriend or whatever and he was infected with ANY of these STDs?

[Vance2335]

Kissing is not a risk