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Hiv Virus Level In Semen
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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 yrs. I have been married for 4 years. I have no kid. Last week we had consult Doctor. He has asked me to take Semen Culture test. As he has analysis...
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 »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... Read more »
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High Levels of HIV in Genital Secretions Predict InfectiousnessHIV-1 RNA concentrations in semen and vaginal secretions can be used as a marker for HIV transmission risk, suggests a new two-year study of serodiscordant heterosexual couples in Africa. The relation was independent of plasma HIV-1 concentrations,... Read more »
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 »
CROI 2009: TransmissionPotentially Infectious Levels of Intermittent HIV Shedding Can Occur in Seminal Fluid Despite Years of Suppressive HAART, Research Suggests Prameet Sheth and Anne-Genevieve Marcelin, Pharm.D., Ph.D., offer the latest salvo in the fervent... Read more »
Potent Anti-Virus Medication May Not Stem HIV Transmission Among Sexually Active Men, Study FindsHIV-positive men who have sex with men may still be at risk of spreading the virus even while taking strong antiretrovirals, says a new report from Boston researchers. According to scientists from the Boston University School of Medicine and Fenway... 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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