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Hiv Virus In Semen
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will Semen culture will detect hiv virus in semen?take Semen Culture test. As he has analysis some infection in Semen. I would like to know whether Semen culture will detect hiv virus in semen.My risk exposure is as follows:8 months back I had sex with a girl of unknown status. I had sex with 2...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello,A routine semen culture test is not designed to detect HIV. Your doctor is most likely looking for a bacterial infection, possibly prostatitis.My advice, if you have not already done so, is to level with both your doctor and wife regarding...
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virus per mil of semenDear Dr Holodniy,Could you pleaase tell me what the range is of cell free HIV virus per mil of... Read more »Cell-free virus in semenDear MarkCould you please tell me the quantity of cell-free HIV virus present in 1mil of infected... Read more »
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Sexual Transmission of Hepatitis C Happens Through Blood, Not Semen, in Gay Men With HIV, Study SaysSexual transmission of hepatitis C (HCV) has been documented since 2000 among gay, HIV-positive men in several major cities, including Amsterdam, Berlin, London and New York. The sexual practice of fisting has been particularly associated with the... 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 »
Common Protein in Human Semen Increases Infectious Potential of HIV, Study SaysA common protein in human semen increases the infectious potential of HIV 100,000-fold, according to a study published Friday in the journal Cell , the San Francisco Chronicle reports (Russell, San Francisco Chronicle , 12/14). Researchers at... Read more »
Peptide in Human Semen May Enhance Infectiousness of HIVThis is a transcript of a press conference that took place at CROI 2008, one of the most important HIV-related medical conferences of the year. In this transcript, Frank Kirchhoff, M.D., Ph.D., discusses new research finding that a naturally... Read more »
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swallowed semen
Posted by micmax
I recently had a sexual experience that ended in swallowing a small amount of my partners semen (it was outside the body for approxmiately 10-15 seconds before I came in contact with it). My sexual partners HIV status is unknown to me.He is very... Read more » 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 » dudas sobre el virus
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
el hiv se puede transmitir sin que exista fluidos es decir sin q alla sangre o semen visible,hace falta una determinada cantidad??'alguna otra forma de contagio como compartir la cama o ropa?
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