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Does The Ultrasound Help With AIDS
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Results of abdomen ultrasound question.I have Hep C and have been HIV positive for 22 years. My ultrasound shows a "mildly coarsened echotexture"of the liver with no hepatic lesions. In 2007 I had a normal echotexture. Should I start treatment for my hep c. My HIV doctor has...
Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.
Tufts University School of Medicine
All excellent questions....A few comments....1. There is absolutely no correlation between the level of virus in your blood and disease in your liver. 2. A coarsened look on the ultrasound could mean fibrosis (scarring). I would advise a...
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Ultrasound assisted liposuctionHi, I'm a 29 y.o. HIV positive, but otherwise healty, man with VL below 20 copies since... Read more »Hepatitis B Liver ultrasoundDear Dr McGovern, I'm 41 years old male, tested hepatitis B positive 10 years ago (chronic).... Read more »
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Illinois: AIDS Run/Walk Event on Sept. 17; AIDS Foundation of Chicago Helps Hurricane SurvivorsThe AIDS Run & Walk Chicago, to be held Sept. 17, will donate 10 percent of its net proceeds to assist HIV/AIDS patients affected by Hurricane Katrina. The earmarked money will go to the National AIDS Emergency Fund, which is working with... Read more »
Black AIDS Institute HIV/AIDS Card Could Help Stop Spread of Disease in Community, Columnist SaysThe Black AIDS Institute "may have come up with a strategy that could make a difference" and "help stop the spread of HIV/AIDS" in the black community, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell writes. As part of BAI's "Test 1 Million"... Read more »
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HIV from dirty ultrasound wand?
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
okay for some who dont know there are two types of ultrasounds...one that goes on the stomach, and the other one where they put a wand up your vagina to check out your ovaries. Well recently i just got both of those ultrasound tests done...and I am...
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My Cousin and her baby have AIDS HELP!
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Hi, i am new here and i am writting because i have a HUGE problem, we just recently found out that my cousin was tested HIV positive but within the last 2 months she moved from HIV to having AIDS and she is extremelly sick. The Problem is that she...
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HIV to AIDS Presentation=Help please...
Posted by Anonymous
How does HIV in a previously asyptomatic perosn present itself when it starts to become AIDS? What symptoms and physical changes occur? I know that thrush is a big one, but what else?Please help...this is for a very dear friend who had a bruise... Read more » Is the triple cocktail helping to spread AIDS?
Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies
I've written what is currently the only computer application solely dedicated to the mathematical analysis of HIV. It's called HIV pathogenesis modeler, and can be downloaded at:http://www.agmh.org/softw.htm While using the SI model in the program, I... Read more » Advertisement Advertisement
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