kginn at austin.lockheed.com (Kerry Ginn) writes:
>In article <Pine.3.07.9405171727.A8273-9100000 at ezmail1.ucs.indiana.edu>,
>szachari <szachari at ucs.indiana.edu> wrote:
>>>>I would like to know if there is any reference about the presence of
>>antibodies against sperms in the blood of homosexuals.If you know the
>>reference please send me the reference of the same.Because i would like
>>to know whether we can correlate the incidence of HIV infection or AIDS
>>in the homosexuals to the presence of anti bodies against sperms or
>>semen of the same person. I am sending this message through my
>>brothers account .Dr. Z. Mathew.
>>
>Certainly, you should not miss the chance to also attempt to correlate the
>incidence of HIV infection in females to the presence of the same
>antibodies... don't you agree?
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Hmmm politics on bionet.immunology. While I agree with Kerry's comments that
Sperm antibodies would not be unique to male homosexuals (nor generally present
in the male homosexual popultaion) I think it is fair to say that that the nature of anal intercourse is more likely to result in sperm entering the blood
stream. This is not unlike the reason behind HIV being more readily spread via
anal intercourse than viginal intercourse.
Also what is to be achieved by correlating sperm antibodies with HIV infection?
I don't see how sperm antibodies will allow greater infection with the HIV
and it is already known that HIV is carried in sperm and transmitted in this way I unfortunately don't see the point in this accept for pure curiosity. Still
on the other hand why not see? I just don't see the functionality of it
A
Regards
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