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Topic: Dead clusters of babesia or lyme bacteria in semen?

Darius74
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Member # 6994

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Has any male being treated for babesia or lyme noticed any small black or dark brown entities in his semen? After beginning treatment for both babesia and lyme, I began noticing these weird looking black things in my semen that vary in size. Some are specs and some look like little dead worm-like things. I know babesia parasites and lyme bacteria are very small, but I am wondering if there are dead clusters of one or the other (or their by-products) in my semen.

My LLMD has never heard of this but said maybe I could get some laboratory analysis. (I have found nothing on this subject from internet research.) I was taking mepron, zithro, and minocyline when I first noticed these things, but I did not notice them when I switched from mino to tequin (while still taking mepron and zith; I also herxed much less while on tequin). When I went back to mino, I noticed it again (and herxed more), and I have also noticed it while on mepron, ketek, and flagyl (my current regimine; am continuing to herx).

Any ideas? Thanks,

Darius

Posts: 8 | From Utah | Registered: Mar 2005 | IP: Logged |

SForsgren
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 7686

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Haven't heard of it, but I know you can send semen to Bowen for testing.

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Be well,
Scott

Posts: 4617 | From San Jose, CA | Registered: Jul 2005 | IP: Logged |

seibertneurolyme
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 6416

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Would 2nd suggestion for lab analysis.

Do you think it could be dried blood? -- some babesia patients have blood in the urine.

Hubby had a priapism during babs treatment -- ER doc found documentation that this could be caused by malaria so we assumed it was from the babs.

I posted on this previously when it happened, but really never found out anything more.

Lately hubby has been getting concerned about nerve damage in that area, but I think it is just the babesia coming back.

Bea Seibert

Posts: 7306 | From Martinsville,VA,USA | Registered: Oct 2004 | IP: Logged |

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