Hiv Semen In Environment

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Blood & Semen Survivability of HIV Outside of the Body

I have a 2 questions regarding HIV transmission and survivability outside of the body.1,) How long will the HIV virus survive in blood outside of the body say within a insulin type of needle. I have been told by some needle sharers that the needle...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Your friends might be wrong on both counts. Here's some information that hopefully helps:1) Please refer my previous response to the question "Lifespan of virus in needle"... Read more »

will Semen culture will detect hiv virus in semen?

Hi Doc.Its me again, I have mailed you my question earlier. but didnt receive any reply...I am 34... Read more »

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Sucking on fingers w/ semen?

Hi, I was just wondering if it was possible to contract HIV if the guy has fresh semen or pre-cum... Read more »

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Globe Has to Create "Enabling Environment" in Prevention of HIV/AIDS: Sri Lanka

"The establishment of an enabling environment remains a critical part of our interventions" against HIV/AIDS, Dr. G. Weerasinghe of Sri Lanka's National STD/AIDS Control Program said Thursday at the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AIDS.... Read more »

Survival of HIV in the Environment

Concerning the survival of HIV in the environment, two facts are: HIV does not survive well outside the body. HIV has to be grown in large amounts to be studied in laboratories. Although HIV has been kept alive under certain laboratory... Read more »

Drug Injecting and Syringe Use in the HIV Risk Environment of Russian Penitentiary Institutions: Qualitative Study

Noting that prison is "a high risk environment in relation to [HIV] and hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission associated with injecting drug use," the authors undertook qualitative studies among 209 injecting drug users (IDUs) in Moscow (56... Read more »

"Social Evils" and Harm Reduction: The Evolving Policy Environment for HIV Prevention Among Injection Drug Users in China and Vietnam

Both China and Vietnam "are experiencing HIV epidemics driven by injection drug use and have maintained generally severe policies towards injection drug users (IDUs)," noted the authors, who based the current study on their experiences and... Read more »

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Female Fingered with Semen: What's My Risk?

Posted by anxious123, 1 Reply

Thanks so much for providing this forum.

I'm worried about an encounter I had 17 days ago with a male of unknown HIV status. I gave him an unprotected blowjob with ejaculation, which I know is an activity that carries some, albeit low, risk.

However... Read more »

HIV semen on vulva?

Posted by yummychocolate, 1 Reply

I was having some fingering and foreplay and I might have gotten some of his semen on my clitoris or labia minora(inner labia). Is this a risk for getting HIV assuming he has it? If so, high or low? Read more »

Can Semen In Nose Cause HIV?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

i hope someone here on the board will help with answers.

i had unprotected oral sex with another male friend both giving and receiving about 3 weeks ago. when he came, some of his semen got into my nose.

this past thur. i caught a cold which included... 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 »

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