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The level of HIV viral load in blood and semen is related, but studies looking at the correlation between HIV in blood and semen have yielded a wide variety of results, according to a review article analysing the results of 19 studies examining this issue published in the January 2008 edition of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. The review article’s authors found that the association between viral load in blood and semen was affected by a number of factors, with successful antiretroviral therapy strengthening the association and sexually transmitted infections weakening it.
Prevention messages should stress the importance of condoms and other risk reduction strategies, regardless of whether a patient is taking effective anti-HIV therapy, recommend the investigators, as HIV transmission is possible even if a patient has an undetectable viral load in their semen.
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