Can you get anything from kissing a girl if you have a cut in your mouth or something?? thanks to all who respond
well i kissed a boy ones when he had a bleeding lip, i went to the doctor because i didn't really trust it. She said that the chance was small cause you get not much blood in your mouth. but what the hell, blood is blood and when there is something in it you might get it aswell... (btw. i did a test but i'm clean because i was not sure of wat she said to me, and i'm clean)
it's possible you could have caught something from her. are you talking about just an std, i assume, and not other things you could catch, like a cold? herpes can spread through skin-to-skin contact, even if she wasn't having an outbreak/symptoms. so if you have a cut, and she doesn't, she can pass the virus on to you. if you're concerned about catching an std through kissing, the one i would worry most about is herpes, since lots of people have it and don't know that they're infected because they've never had an outbreak. but i'm not trying to scare you, so don't get freaked out... it's possible, if she was infected, but i don't know how likely. there are a few factors to consider, too.. did she have a cut, too? that would increase your risks. if she had a cut, and you didn't, then your risks would also be different. what sort of cut are we talking about, here? a small, closed over cut on your lip isn't much of a concern, compared to a cut inside your mouth, especially an open cut. how deep were you kissing? deep, passionate, drunken making out can cause tiny scrapes and cuts inside the mouth, whereas a simple peck on the lips is less cause for concern. was she showing any symptoms? herpes can be transmitted without symptoms present, but if she does have a sore, then obviously you're at a real high risk. likewise, if she's coughing and sneezing, you might catch her cold. and also, i'm assuming you were just kissing her mouth, no oral sex involved, so correct me if i'm wrong in that assumption, because that's a factor, too. it's also possible that you could catch a cold from her, if she was sick, or mono. so the strength of your immune system is also a factor... if i have a cold virus, but my strong immune system fights it off and i only end up with a cough, i could pass that cold on to someone with a weak immune system, who might get hit much harder by it. don't get too freaked out, and try to be calm and rational when you think about this. for all you know, the girl was in good health. there are all sorts of things to be considered, though obviously they're not ultimate deciding factors or anything. if you're in high school, i would be more concerned with mono than i would be about herpes. if you're older, i would be more concerned with herpes than mono (now i'm not saying that herpes doesn't exist in high school, or that mono doesn't occur in older people). how well do you know this girl? if you're able to talk to her again, just ask her. you could even play it off like you just noticed the cut, and wanted to be sure, 'cause she might be pissed if you were making out with her and knew you had a big open cut in your mouth. in the future, you might not want to kiss people when you have a cut in/on your mouth unless you know that they (and you!) are clean.
