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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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HIV/AIDS Study -- Link to Rapid Advancement of HIV Virus Found in Semen: NIHResearchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that a protein in seminal fluid speeds up the spread of HIV in uterine tissue. The protein, called interleukin 7 (IL-7), is from a family of proteins that regulate the immune... 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 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 »
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 »
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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 » semen in contact with bleeding lip during oral sex
Posted by caliku, 1 Reply
2.5 days ago performed oral sex on someone who's status I don't know and can't find out. realized after he ejaculated in my my mouth that my chapped lip was bleeding. Worried that virus got in through that way. What is my risk of HIV transmission...
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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 »
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