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Does Blood In Semen Mean I Have Hiv
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Viral Load in Blood and Semen (VIRAL LOAD IN SEMEN VERSUS BLOOD)Have there been any studies correlating viral loads as determined by blood analysis versus viral load in semen?...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,Yes, generally they correlate. However, there can be cases where the levels differ. (See below.) Dr. Bobhiv viral load in semen versus blodNov 30, 2006 Hi Dr. Bob, Please settle a dicussion I've been having on an hiv information site to...
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Blood HIV vs Semen HIV concentrationsMy viral load has been undetectable for about 9 months now on a combination of Kaletra, Viread and... Read more »blood in semenHello. I am 32, male, and I have been HIV+ for nearly two years; my T-cell count is 300 and my... Read more »
Articles
HIV Can Be Found in Semen Even When Viral Load Is Undetectable in BloodHIV can be detected in semen of men who have an undetectable viral load in blood, according to results of a 304-man study. 1 This finding underlines the importance of using condoms when having sex, even if a man is taking antiretroviral therapy... Read more »
Even HIV-Infected Men With Undetectable HIV in Blood May Shed HIV in SemenHIV-infected men on antiretroviral therapy sometimes still shed HIV RNA in their semen even if they have suppressed levels of HIV RNA in their blood plasma and no symptoms of other sexually transmitted diseases, according to the first-ever... Read more »
HIV Said to Differ in Blood, SemenHIV in seminal plasma differs from HIV in blood plasma, according to a study led by researchers with the University of North Carolina (UNC)-Chapel Hill. The study examined in detail the genetic population of HIV, specifically the env gene for HIV's... Read more »
The Effects of Early Syphilis on CD4 Counts and HIV-1 RNA Viral Loads in Blood and SemenThe researchers conducted a retrospective case-controlled study comparing blood plasma HIV-1 viral loads and CD4 counts in cases during early syphilis (n=63, 27 receiving antiretroviral therapy) to those before and after syphilis and with controls... Read more »
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Blood in semen?
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
is blood in semen a symptom of HIV? Had a small amount appear in my semen this morning. Read more » So what if some semen or blood got into my lips...
Posted by Anonymous
or hands...Many people worry about what if they touch some semen or blood or that semen or blood got into my skin, my leg, my eye, my... and what about microscopic cuts I cant even be aware of...etc...etc. So take a look at this information of how... Read more » Finger + Semen + HIV+Positive + Symptoms
Posted by Helpmeoutplz, 1 Reply
About 3 weeks ago I engaged in what I believed to be safe sex.Before this encounter I was tested negative. I'm a guy, and met another guy and we did some things. He fingered me a while, and was really rough back there(anus). He also dipped his... Read more » No Semen= No Risk?
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Hi-I was wondering- if there is no precum or cum or blood at all from the man, but the sex is still unprotected, is there an HIV risk at all? I don't see how b/c HIV is only in the man's semen and blood and if none is present, infection is not... Read more »
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