question: hi i am a 29 year old woman, considering starting a relationship with a man who was recently diagnosed with hep c. I was thinking it over, and if before we have sex, i check him for visible cuts and scrapes, then surely he wont be able to infect me, or could blood be passed by cuts too small for the eye to see. As concerns kissing, im told its very low risk, but how low exactly?. I have read 'you would both need open bloody cuts/wounds in mouth to pass the blood'. What does this mean in practical terms. For example, i often bite my lip, so that may mean i have open skin on my lip. all it would need was for him to have the same (like a bitten lip) to transmit the hep c. Any advice appreciated, as really dont want to catch this.