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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'''Semen''', '''ejaculate''' or '''cum''' (a corruption of '''come''') is the fluid discharged from the [[penis]] during [[ejaculation]], usually at the time of [[orgasm]].  Like blood, semen consists of two components, cellular (''spermatozoa'' and incidental cells, generally including some immune system cells) and noncellular compartment (''seminal plasma''). It contains the sperm, which sometimes results in pregnancy following [[sexual intercourse|vaginal sex]] with a female. Semen is a whitish, milky fluid, slightly viscous, containing water and small amounts of salts, protein, and fructose.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'''Semen''', '''ejaculate''' or '''cum''' (a corruption of '''come''') is the fluid discharged from the [[penis]] during [[ejaculation]], usually at the time of [[orgasm]].  Like blood, semen consists of two components, cellular (''spermatozoa'' and incidental cells, generally including some immune system cells) and noncellular compartment (''seminal plasma''). It contains the sperm, which sometimes results in pregnancy following [[sexual intercourse|vaginal sex]] with a female. Semen is a whitish, milky fluid, slightly viscous, containing water and small amounts of salts, protein, and fructose.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Semen is in itself harmless on the skin or if swallowed. However, semen can be the vehicle for some [[sexually transmitted diseases]], including [[HIV]], the virus that causes [[AIDS]]. It is also hypothesized that components of semen, such as the spermatozoa as well as the seminal plasma, can cause immunosuppression in the body when introduced to the bloodstream or lymph. Evidence for this dates back to 1898, when Elie Metchnikoff injected a guinea pig with its own and foreign guinea pig sperm, finding that an antibody was produced in response; however the antibody was inactive, pointing to a suppression response by the immune system. Further research, such as that by S. Mathur and J.M. Goust, demonstrated that non-preexisting antibodies were produced in humans in response to one's own sperm. These antibodies mistakenly recognized native T lymphocytes as ''foreign'' antigens, and consequently the T lymphyocytes would fall under attack by the body's B lymphocytes.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">In some cultures, semen is attributed with special properties of masculinity. For instance, among the Etoro people of Papua New Guinea, it is believed that young boys must [[fellatio|fellate]] their elders and ingest their sperm to achieve proper sexual maturation. Other cultures believe semen to have beneficial qualities when applied to the skin, mainly for cosmetic purposes.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*Mann T, Lutwak-Mann C. 1981. ''Male Reproductive Function and Semen''.  Berlin: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 3-540-10383, 0-387-10383.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*[http://www.jackinworld.com/library/science/semcomp.html "What is semen made of?" by Fred Guerra at JackinWorld.com]</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Semen is in itself harmless on the skin or if swallowed. However, semen can be the vehicle for some [[sexually transmitted diseases]], including [[HIV]], the virus that causes [[AIDS]]. It is also hypothesized that components of semen, such as the spermatozoa as well as the seminal plasma, can cause immunosuppression in the body when introduced to the bloodstream or lymph. Evidence for this dates back to 1898, when Elie Metchnikoff injected a guinea pig with its own and foreign guinea pig sperm, finding that an antibody was produced in response; however the antibody was inactive, pointing to a suppression response by the immune system. Further research, such as that by S. Mathur and J.M. Goust, demonstrated that non-preexisting antibodies were produced in humans in response to one's own sperm. These antibodies mistakenly recognized native T lymphocytes as ''foreign'' antigens, and consequently the T lymphyocytes would fall under attack by the body's B lymphocytes.</del></div></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*Mann T, Lutwak-Mann C. 1981. ''Male Reproductive Function and Semen''.  Berlin: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 3-540-10383, 0-387-10383.</del></div></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*Shivaji S, Scheit K-H, Bhargava PM. 1990. ''Proteins of seminal plasma''. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-84685-6.</del></div></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*[http://www.jackinworld.com/library/science/semcomp.html "What is semen made of?" by Fred Guerra at JackinWorld.com]</del></div></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*[http://www.jackinworld.com/library/science/semprod.html "Semen Production and ejaculation" by M.J. Ecker at JackinWorld.com]</del></div></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*[http://www.tiscali.co.uk/lifestyle/healthfitness/menshealth/part1_4-2.html "factors that affect spermatogenesis"]</del></div></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*[http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/06/19/semen/ Can semen cure the blues?]</del></div></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*[http://www.skfriends.com/hormones-semen.htm Hormones in semen may help to ease female depression]</del></div></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Semen is in itself harmless on the skin or if swallowed. However, semen can be the vehicle for <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">many </del>[[sexually transmitted diseases]], including [[HIV]], the virus that causes [[AIDS]]. It is also hypothesized that components of semen, such as the spermatozoa as well as the seminal plasma, can cause immunosuppression in the body when introduced to the bloodstream or lymph. Evidence for this dates back to 1898, when Elie Metchnikoff injected a guinea pig with its own and foreign guinea pig sperm, finding that an antibody was produced in response; however the antibody was inactive, pointing to a suppression response by the immune system. Further research, such as that by S. Mathur and J.M. Goust, demonstrated that non-preexisting antibodies were produced in humans in response to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the </del>sperm. These antibodies mistakenly recognized native T lymphocytes as ''foreign'' antigens, and consequently the T lymphyocytes would fall under attack by the body's B lymphocytes.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Semen is in itself harmless on the skin or if swallowed. However, semen can be the vehicle for <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">some </ins>[[sexually transmitted diseases]], including [[HIV]], the virus that causes [[AIDS]]. It is also hypothesized that components of semen, such as the spermatozoa as well as the seminal plasma, can cause immunosuppression in the body when introduced to the bloodstream or lymph. Evidence for this dates back to 1898, when Elie Metchnikoff injected a guinea pig with its own and foreign guinea pig sperm, finding that an antibody was produced in response; however the antibody was inactive, pointing to a suppression response by the immune system. Further research, such as that by S. Mathur and J.M. Goust, demonstrated that non-preexisting antibodies were produced in humans in response to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">one's own </ins>sperm. These antibodies mistakenly recognized native T lymphocytes as ''foreign'' antigens, and consequently the T lymphyocytes would fall under attack by the body's B lymphocytes.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Other semen components shown to spur an immunosuppressive effect are seminal plasma and seminal lymphocytes.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Other semen components shown to spur an immunosuppressive effect are seminal plasma and seminal lymphocytes.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Note that any kind of sexual or other skin contact with the semen of a person infected with HIV should be avoided, even by persons already infected with the virus, as this may cause re-infection <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">by a different strain</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>*Mann T, Lutwak-Mann C. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>1981<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>. ''<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Male Reproductive Function and Semen<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>''. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Berlin<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, Germany|Berlin]]</del>: <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Springer-Verlag<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>ISBN<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>3-540-10383, 0-387-10383.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>*Mann T, Lutwak-Mann C. 1981. ''Male Reproductive Function and Semen''. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>Berlin: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 3-540-10383, 0-387-10383.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>*Shivaji S, Scheit K-H, Bhargava PM. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>1990<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>. ''Proteins of seminal plasma''. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>New York<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>: <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>John Wiley & Sons<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>ISBN<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>0-471-84685-6.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>*Shivaji S, Scheit K-H, Bhargava PM. 1990. ''Proteins of seminal plasma''. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-84685-6.</div></td></tr>
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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Semen''' or '''ejaculate''' is the fluid discharged from the [[penis]] during [[ejaculation]], usually at the time of [[orgasm]]. Like blood, semen consists of two compartments, the cellular compartment (spermatozoa) and noncellular compartment (''seminal plasma''). It contains the sperm, which sometimes results in pregnancy following [[sexual intercourse|vaginal sex]] with a female. Semen is a whitish, milky fluid, slightly viscous, containing water and small amounts of salt, protein, and fructose.<br />
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==Semen and transmission of disease==<br />
Semen is in itself harmless on the skin or if swallowed. However, semen can be the vehicle for many [[sexually transmitted diseases]], including [[HIV]], the virus that causes [[AIDS]]. It is also hypothesized that components of semen, such as the spermatozoa as well as the seminal plasma, can cause immunosuppression in the body when introduced to the bloodstream or lymph. Evidence for this dates back to 1898, when Elie Metchnikoff injected a guinea pig with its own and foreign guinea pig sperm, finding that an antibody was produced in response; however the antibody was inactive, pointing to a suppression response by the immune system. Further research, such as that by S. Mathur and J.M. Goust, demonstrated that non-preexisting antibodies were produced in humans in response to the sperm. These antibodies mistakenly recognized native T lymphocytes as ''foreign'' antigens, and consequently the T lymphyocytes would fall under attack by the body's B lymphocytes.<br />
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Other semen components shown to spur an immunosuppressive effect are seminal plasma and seminal lymphocytes.<br />
Note that any kind of sexual or other skin contact with the semen of a person infected with HIV should be avoided, even by persons already infected with the virus, as this may cause harmful re-infection.<br />
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==Cultural views==<br />
In some cultures, semen is attributed with special properties of masculinity. For instance, among the Etoro people of Papua New Guinea, it is believed that young boys must [[fellatio|fellate]] their elders and ingest their sperm to achieve proper sexual maturation. Other cultures believe semen to have beneficial qualities when applied to the skin, mainly for cosmetic purposes.<br />
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==References==<br />
*Mann T, Lutwak-Mann C. [[1981]]. ''[[Male Reproductive Function and Semen]]''. [[Berlin, Germany|Berlin]]: [[Springer-Verlag]]. [[ISBN]] 3-540-10383, 0-387-10383.<br />
*Shivaji S, Scheit K-H, Bhargava PM. [[1990]]. ''Proteins of seminal plasma''. [[New York]]: [[John Wiley & Sons]]. [[ISBN]] 0-471-84685-6.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.jackinworld.com/library/science/semcomp.html "What is semen made of?" by Fred Guerra at JackinWorld.com]<br />
*[http://www.jackinworld.com/library/science/semprod.html "Semen Production and ejaculation" by M.J. Ecker at JackinWorld.com]<br />
*[http://www.tiscali.co.uk/lifestyle/healthfitness/menshealth/part1_4-2.html "factors that affect spermatogenesis"]<br />
*[http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/06/19/semen/ Can semen cure the blues?]<br />
*[http://www.skfriends.com/hormones-semen.htm Hormones in semen may help to ease female depression]<br />
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