webfact Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Sperm containing virus raises small risk of COVID-19 spread via sex: study By Kate Kelland FILE PHOTO: An undated scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (yellow), also known as novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells (blue/pink) cultured in the lab. NIAID-RML/Handout via REUTERS. LONDON (Reuters) - Chinese researchers who tested sperm of men infected with COVID-19 found that a minority of them had the new coronavirus in their semen, opening up a small chance the disease could be transmitted sexually, scientists said on Thursday. A study by doctors at China's Shangqiu Municipal Hospital of 38 men hospitalised with the disease found that six of them, or 16%, tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in their semen. The researchers said that while the findings were preliminary and based on only a small number of infected men, more research is needed to see whether sexual transmission might play a role in the spreading COVID-19 pandemic. "Further studies are required with respect to the detailed information about virus shedding, survival time and concentration in semen," the team wrote in a study published in JAMA Network Open. "If it could be proved that SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted sexually ... (that) might be a critical part of the prevention," they said, "especially considering the fact that SARS-CoV-2 was detected in the semen of recovering patients." Independent experts said the findings were interesting but should be viewed with caution and in the context of other small studies that have not found the new coronavirus in sperm. A previous small study of 12 COVID-19 patients in China in February and March found that all of them tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 in semen samples. Allan Pacey, a professor of andrology at Britain's Sheffield University, said the studies should not be seen as conclusive, since there were some technical difficulties in testing semen for viruses. He said the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in sperm did not show whether it is active and capable of causing infection. "However, we should not be surprised if the virus which causes COVID-19 is found in the semen of some men, since this has been shown with many other viruses such as Ebola and Zika," he said. Sheena Lewis, a professor of reproductive medicine at Queen’s University Belfast, stressed that this was a "very small study" and said its findings were in keeping with other small studies showing low or no SARS-CoV-2 in tests of semen samples. "However, the long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 on male reproduction are not yet known," she said. (Reporting by Kate Kelland, editing by Mark Heinrich) -- © Copyright Reuters 2020-05-08 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mama Noodle Posted May 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 7, 2020 OK but try having sex staying 6 feet apart. 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puchaiyank Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Further studies are required! Um hum! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Canuck1966 Posted May 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 7, 2020 I think the kissing beforehand might be a more obvious way of transmission Who funds this rubbish? 6 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ukrules Posted May 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 7, 2020 Respiratory tract infection? 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brokenbone Posted May 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 7, 2020 28 minutes ago, Mama Noodle said: OK but try having sex staying 6 feet apart. i could do it with a stretch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Maybe they can breed another million Chinese over the weekend! ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post meechai Posted May 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 7, 2020 54 minutes ago, webfact said: A study by doctors at China's Shangqiu Municipal Hospital of 38 men hospitalized with the disease found that six of them, or 16%, tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in their semen. So let me get this straight...... 38 men hospitalized has a nurse or? come around & milk them? What insurance policy included that happy ending I wonder? ???? 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post faraday Posted May 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 7, 2020 29 minutes ago, brokenbone said: i could do it with a stretch Is that what's called Jelquing, or am I confusing it with a place in China....? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fex Bluse Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Canuck1966 said: I think the kissing beforehand might be a more obvious way of transmission Who funds this rubbish? Nobody kisses anymore. And kissing is nasty. Oral sex the thing to do but seems like it will be risky now Edited May 7, 2020 by Fex Bluse 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Canuck1966 Posted May 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Fex Bluse said: Nobody kisses anymore. And kissing is nasty. Would you kiss the random massage girl giving you hand job? I know what you mean but I don't think this study is about hookers and Johns Btw I would never go with a hooker who didn't kiss! 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsall Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 (edited) wank3rs Edited May 7, 2020 by Kelsall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 (edited) 44 minutes ago, meechai said: So let me get this straight...... 38 men hospitalized has a nurse or? come around & milk them? What insurance policy included that happy ending I wonder? ???? Maybe the to$$ers did it unaided! Edited May 7, 2020 by PatOngo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 1 hour ago, brokenbone said: 2 hours ago, Mama Noodle said: OK but try having sex staying 6 feet apart. i could do it with a stretch Or perhaps use bunk beds. As long as the guy is on the top, otherwise he'd get his own back. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skallywag Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 2 hours ago, webfact said: LONDON (Reuters) - Chinese researchers who tested sperm of men infected with COVID-19 found that a minority of them had the new coronavirus in their semen, Come on. Can scientists please get back to researching a vaccine please. These researches need to "hold back" their urges at a time like this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Berkshire Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Fex Bluse said: Nobody kisses anymore. And kissing is nasty. Oral sex the thing to do but seems like it will be risky now "Nobody kisses anymore." Seriously? Not sure if you're being facetious, but I couldn't even get an erection without the kissing. Maybe I'm just an old romantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relocated Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Did they have patients to masturbate to collect sperm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomer6969 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 This study is a masturbators' masterpiece. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, Boomer6969 said: This study is a masturbators' masterpiece. In fact a magnificent masturbator's masterpiece magnanimously made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ourdon Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Sars-CoV-2 is a respiratory virus. Jaysus me Son!!! Just what kind of sperm do you have ???? ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post bluesofa Posted May 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2020 26 minutes ago, ourdon said: Sars-CoV-2 is a respiratory virus. Jaysus me Son!!! Just what kind of sperm do you have ???? ???? Are you sure you're not thinking of the world's three greatest lies: Of course I love you. The cheque's in the post. I promise I won't xxxx in your mouth. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac98 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Skallywag said: Come on. Can scientists please get back to researching a vaccine please. These researches need to "hold back" their urges at a time like this Researchers rely on grants for funding their yachts. Anything that can be used to scare the population into chastity is always a headline/political/grant winner. Remember we were all going to be dead of AIDS in 1986? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazykopite Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 How much were they paid to have a Ham Shank ???????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 9 minutes ago, crazykopite said: How much were they paid to have a Ham Shank ???????? Or a J. Arthur - same same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick501 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Shhhh! I've convinced the girlfriend that sperm is a preventative for Covid if consumed daily. This news story is fake news! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almer Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 6 hours ago, Mama Noodle said: OK but try having sex staying 6 feet apart. No comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tifino Posted May 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2020 6 hours ago, ukrules said: Respiratory tract infection? yes, that could make this story, hard to swallow 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 6 hours ago, Mama Noodle said: OK but try having sex staying 6 feet apart. Thinking about it, if it was a threesome then there's the chance of keeping six feet apart... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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