Sperm can act as vectors for HIV-1 transmission into vaginal and cervical epithelial cells.
Charlene D YoungSuriya TatiengKessiri KongmanasDuriya FongmoonBrett LomenickAlexander J YoonWongsakorn KiattiburutFederica CompostellaKym F FaullNuttee SureeJonathan B AngelNongnuj TanphaichitrPublished in: American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) (2019)
Sperm are able to capture HIV-1, which remains infectious and is able to be transmitted into vaginal/cervical epithelial cells, a result indicating the importance of sperm in HIV transmission.