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[HIV in sperm]
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Review
[HIV in sperm]
[Article in
German]
Hautarzt.
1989 Dec.
Abstract
HIV in the semen is located in the mononuclear cell fraction, which contains CD4 lymphocytes and monocytes/macrophages, i.e. the classic HIV host cells. In addition, HIV is also present in cell-free seminal fluid. The results on HIV binding to spermatozoa are still controversial. Genital tract infections are a possible cofactor that might increase the risk of HIV transmission by way of the semen, because they lead to a marked increase in the number of potential HIV host cells in semen.
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