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Can HIV Be Transmitted From Dry Semen?
CAN HIV TRANSMIT THROUGH DRIED SEMEN.ACTUALLY I MASTURBATED AND EJACULATED ON A BED SHEET IN A LONESOME ROOM OF OUR HOUSE.....NEXT DAY I CAUGHT MY MALE SERVANT MASTURBATING ON IT .......SO HE MUST HAVE BEEN DOING PRIOR TO THIS ALSO.IS IT POSSIBLE DAT IF HE IS HIV POSITIVE, I COULD GET HIV FROM HIS DRIED SEMEN ON THE SHEET....THE SHEET WAS DRY THOUGH AT THE TIME I MASTURBATED
Fri, 4 Oct 2013
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There are no chances of transmission of HIV through dried semen.
HIV can alive outside the body for few minutes to hours depending upon conditions.
It is not proved that it transmits through body fluid spilled outside.
It can only be transmitted when it comes in contact with blood.
Don’t worry you can’t get HIV in this way.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
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There are no chances of transmission of HIV through dried semen.
HIV can alive outside the body for few minutes to hours depending upon conditions.
It is not proved that it transmits through body fluid spilled outside.
It can only be transmitted when it comes in contact with blood.
Don’t worry you can’t get HIV in this way.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
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Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Semen of a HIV infected person would likely to have HIV. But HIV will be viable in semen or in any other body fluids as long as it is wet. Once it gets dried completely it can not be viable outside.
Moreover even just a contact over the infected material does not transmit HIV. This is the experience of HIV care providers experience throughout world. As per CDC, Atlanta, all the sexual activities other than Anal, vaginal penetration and oral sex, carries a very negligible risk for HIV.
So nothing to worry.
Dr S.Murugan
Welcome to HCM.
Semen of a HIV infected person would likely to have HIV. But HIV will be viable in semen or in any other body fluids as long as it is wet. Once it gets dried completely it can not be viable outside.
Moreover even just a contact over the infected material does not transmit HIV. This is the experience of HIV care providers experience throughout world. As per CDC, Atlanta, all the sexual activities other than Anal, vaginal penetration and oral sex, carries a very negligible risk for HIV.
So nothing to worry.
Dr S.Murugan
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