A primary care physician breaks down which stis you can get through kissing alone, and which stis are spread through other means. According to dr dunsin, the main sexually transmitted infection (sti) you can catch from kissing is herpes simplex virus (hsv). Some sex acts, like kissing, are considered to be lower risk for sexually transmitted infections (stis) than anal sex, oral sex, or other encounters
But you still can get some stds with kissing Yes, but only in certain cases Most sexually transmitted diseases (stds) transmit through genital fluids or sexual contact
Kissing is one of the most common ways people express affection, but many wonder — can you get an std from kissing While most sexually transmitted diseases (stds) require sexual contact to spread, a few infections can, in fact, be transmitted through saliva and mouth contact. Can you get an std from kissing