COVID-19 virus detected in the semen

[MyNameIsKhan]

https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-found-in-semen-questions-of-sexual-transmission-2020-5

A new study from Chinese scientists found coronavirus particles in the semen of 16% of the male patients studied.

The virus was present in semen from both patients who had active infections and those who had recovered.

The researchers aren't sure yet whether the virus can be spread through sexual contact.

Another link

https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-found-in-semen-of-young-men-with-covid-19-138059

The study, published in JAMA Network Open, involved 38 patients undergoing treatment for severe COVID-19 disease at Shangqiu Municipal Hospital in Henan province. Fifteen of the patients provided a semen sample during the acute phase of their illness and 23 shortly after recovering. In four of the 15 patients with acute disease and in two of the 23 recovering patients, SARS-CoV-2 RNA was found in the semen samples.

[Initech]

1. Holy fuck.

[underpants]

3. FINALLY

Chinese porn pays off

[MyNameIsKhan]

6. worry some part is semen of recovered patients!

[riversedge]

2. not good. Wonder what other bodily fluids it is found it. We wil find out.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. If you're having sex with someone you're already breathing on them

so you're already spreading it even before you make the bells ring.

[empedocles]

7. ' . . . even before you make the bells ring.'

Very good.

[HarlanPepper]

8. And that is that.

Thanks for nipping this in the bud before the panic and doom addicts show up.

[unblock]

9. two words:

glory hole

[cwydro]

15. Lol, well stated!

[riversedge]

5. Immunoprivileged: The testes, along with the eyes, placenta, foetus and central nervous system, are

Immunoprivileged

The testes, along with the eyes, placenta, foetus and central nervous system, are considered to be “immunoprivileged sites”, which means they are protected from severe inflammation associated with an immune response. This is probably an evolutionary adaptation that protects vital structures. So these are niches where viruses may be protected from the host immune response.

Immunoprivileged sites gained attention as places where viruses can persist after disease recovery during the 2013-16 West African Ebola virus outbreak. Ebola virus remained detectable in the semen of some survivors for more than three years and Ebola virus transmission through sexual intercourse can occur months after the patient has recovered.
Ebola remains sexually transmittable months after the patient has recovered. Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/EPA

We don’t know what the implications of the latest findings are yet. The presence of viral RNA in the patients’ semen does not necessarily indicate the presence of infectious virus. So it will be critical to show whether infectious virus can also be isolated from the semen of SARS-CoV-2 patients and survivors.

If this is possible, the next question will be whether – as the current data suggests – SARS-CoV-2 is predominantly found in the semen of patients with severe disease or whether significant virus levels can also be detected in the semen of patients with mild disease – or, indeed, in the semen of asymptomatic people. ...............

[MyNameIsKhan]

10. This is what worries me

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Even if these things are shown, it’s probably of minor concern for virus spreading during acute infection. Given the high contagiousness of SARS-CoV-2 by non-sexual routes, it is difficult to imagine how this could be substantially increased by sexual transmission. The only scenario where sexual transmission of SARS-CoV-2 might be a problem would be if the virus persisted in the testicles for extended periods, and if COVID-19 survivors could sexually transmit the virus after their recovery.

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[riversedge]

13. As, we keep hearing and learning--It is a novel virus and We know so little about it.

[MyNameIsKhan]

18. True, will take sometime to find actual impact...

[Worried2020]

23. "We know so little about it" - I wish more people would consider that

while they decide if it's "OK" to start mingling again.

It's NOT imo . . . .

W

[unblock]

14. that bring timing into the picture

that would be noteworthy, if it turns out that people can be contagious sexually for a few months after they're no longer able to spread the virus otherwise....

[5X]

11. Does Hope Hicks have a blue dress? n/t

[FakeNoose]

12. Well, they're studying whether Covid-19 causes male infertility

Last edited Thu May 7, 2020, 01:05 PM - Edit history (1)

I just read that in an article that was posted a couple days ago.
I'll find the link and post it here in a few minutes.



Edit to add this link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/04/30/what-do-testicles-have-to-do-with-covid-19-coronavirus/#ee3156a1690a

Dear friends on DU - my apologies, I actually read this article on Facebook not on DU. So ... GRAIN of SALT! The article was originally posted on Forbes Magazine's website which is normally reputable.

[Efilroft Sul]

16. Cue the Pat Benatar music.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

17. Many viruses show up in semen, and it doesn't mean a virus can be sexually transmitted.

[MyNameIsKhan]

19. Yes the article does say this. If it does infect the viral load in recovered patients is major issue

[tblue37]

20. Is Mother Nature trying to impose population control? nt

[Submariner]

21. Can't get enough of your covid babe

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[Proud Liberal Dem]

22. I know we're talking about a different virus

but I seem to remember that it was discussed that Ebola victims had to abstain from sexual activity for a time period during their recovery period. I had been wondering whether the same applied to COVID as well.