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Can AIDS be transmitted through pre-seminal fluid?

By Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist).
Last Update: 12/01/2022

Pre-seminal fluid is a fluid that may contain HIV virus particles and could therefore be considered a route of HIV transmission. However, pre-seminal fluid would have to contain a high viral load for this to occur according to numerous studies.

 Marta Barranquero Gómez
Marta Barranquero Gómez
B.Sc., M.Sc.
Embryologist
Graduated in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences by the University of Valencia (UV) and specialized in Assisted Reproduction by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) in collaboration with Ginefiv and in Clinical Genetics by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH).
License: 3316-CV
Embryologist. Graduated in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences by the University of Valencia (UV) and specialized in Assisted Reproduction by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) in collaboration with Ginefiv and in Clinical Genetics by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH). License: 3316-CV.