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Semen Analysis Can Hiv Be Detected
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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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Can HIV be detected in semen?Doctor,I know HIV may be transmitted in blood / blood products and semen but can a MD detect the... 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 »
Articles
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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can you detect HIV w/ a normal urinalysis?
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
can you detect HIV w/ a normal urinalysis just like what you take in school check ups? pls answer.
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Immune system & HIV detection
Posted by andypb, 1 Reply
What is compromised/ supressed immune system.Does compromised/ weak immune system take more time to produce antibody to HIV infection. Would a Person having as low Cd 4 counts 350 is considered to have compromised immune system. Do such person with... 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?
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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 »
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