How eaxactly males get HIV virus into their Blood stream during Sexual intercaus!
Question: How eaxactly males get HIV virus into their Blood stream during Sexual intercause with a female!?
They say HIV virus is not active in Saliva!. Lets say a male(healthy HIV free person) is having sex with a female HIV positive female : Now male will only eject, inject his semen into female!. he will not take in anything ! so how HIV virus manage to get into a male!? Can the virus swim against the flow of semen and enter the male's system!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
The sexual transmission of HIV is complex!.
For sexual transmission to occur, HIV infected blood, semen, vaginal/rectal fluids would have to come into contact with a mucosal membrane!. Mucosal membranes are found in any body cavity open to air (vaginal wall, cervix, anus/rectum, mouth, foreskin of penis if uncircumcised, urethra (pee hole) on both men and women!. etc!.)
Every mucosal membrane differs in the thickness and susceptibility to HIV infection!. The cervix and the rectal wall have a very thin mucosal membrane, while the mouth has a very thick mucosal membrane!.
It is incorrect to say that there must be a cut/tear (even a micro one) for HIV to transmit across the mucosal membrane!. In fact, there are immune related cells that, especially in the anogenital area, have sticky projections that reach across the membrane and pick up potential invaders to present to other parts of the immune system!.
If there are micro tears in the tissue then this will increase the risk that HIV will get through this protective tissue and into the blood stream!.
Inflammation, for any reason, in the genital mucosa can drastically increase a person's susceptibility to infection (STIs cause inflammation, rough sex can cause inflammation, spermicides can cause inflammation, Bacterial vaginosis can cause inflammation, etc) If the tissue is inflamed there more room for HIV to slip through!.
So, in women the vaginal wall, urethra and especially the cervix can be sites where HIV crosses through!.
In men, the urethra, foreskin (if present), can be sites where semen/genital/rectal fluids come into contact with it and can result in infection!. As well, if the penis has cuts/tears/STIs causing inflammation, the risk is increased dramatically!.
(If the partner with HIV also has an STI, their chance of passing on their infection increases as well)
It is easier for an HIV+ man to infect a woman than vice versa based on biology (as well as social factors that may be present)!. But, an HIV+ woman can still infect a man through sex!. Both the male and female partner are considered to be at high risk if they engage in unprotected vaginal or anal sex!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
For sexual transmission to occur, HIV infected blood, semen, vaginal/rectal fluids would have to come into contact with a mucosal membrane!. Mucosal membranes are found in any body cavity open to air (vaginal wall, cervix, anus/rectum, mouth, foreskin of penis if uncircumcised, urethra (pee hole) on both men and women!. etc!.)
Every mucosal membrane differs in the thickness and susceptibility to HIV infection!. The cervix and the rectal wall have a very thin mucosal membrane, while the mouth has a very thick mucosal membrane!.
It is incorrect to say that there must be a cut/tear (even a micro one) for HIV to transmit across the mucosal membrane!. In fact, there are immune related cells that, especially in the anogenital area, have sticky projections that reach across the membrane and pick up potential invaders to present to other parts of the immune system!.
If there are micro tears in the tissue then this will increase the risk that HIV will get through this protective tissue and into the blood stream!.
Inflammation, for any reason, in the genital mucosa can drastically increase a person's susceptibility to infection (STIs cause inflammation, rough sex can cause inflammation, spermicides can cause inflammation, Bacterial vaginosis can cause inflammation, etc) If the tissue is inflamed there more room for HIV to slip through!.
So, in women the vaginal wall, urethra and especially the cervix can be sites where HIV crosses through!.
In men, the urethra, foreskin (if present), can be sites where semen/genital/rectal fluids come into contact with it and can result in infection!. As well, if the penis has cuts/tears/STIs causing inflammation, the risk is increased dramatically!.
(If the partner with HIV also has an STI, their chance of passing on their infection increases as well)
It is easier for an HIV+ man to infect a woman than vice versa based on biology (as well as social factors that may be present)!. But, an HIV+ woman can still infect a man through sex!. Both the male and female partner are considered to be at high risk if they engage in unprotected vaginal or anal sex!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
HIV has not been proven to be in Saliva but there is always a chance!. Saliva and vaginal fluids that have blood in them can transmit the disease!. Women get periods and sometimes have unexpected bleeding for various reasons!. Also if the woman has a cut on herself in that area it can transmit!. The risk is lower from woman to man but the risk is still there!. DONT TAKE THE RISK!. Always use a condom and have a conversation with a woman!. Ask how many men she has slept with!. A condom helps protect against pregnancy and HIV!. Dont risk getting HIV!. Also people who have AIDS many times have other infections such as Herpes!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Small blood vessels are broken in the female during sex and as long as blood to blood contact you can get it!. Maybe during menstrauation as well!. You don't have to see any blood to get it!. Always use a condom!. Never have unprotected sex with an HIV positive female unless you want to die!.Www@Answer-Health@Com