How To Deal With Thrush In Infants

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Hi, On this forum it appears that oral thrush is a common symptom in babies who are hiv positive.... Read more »

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Is it common to see thrush in hiv-infected infants outside of the mouth (ie. in groin, under arms... Read more »

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Candidiasis (Thrush)

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Thrush

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hello
Every morning when I wake up I have white patches on the tip of my tounge. Im not sure wheather its geo tounge or thrush. As the day goes on it wears away after eating and drinking. It leaves red irritated areas where it was, and is always back... Read more »

Thrush symptoms?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Alright, a month ago I woke up and found this really weird looking rash in my groin area (near the base of my penis), it was quite itchy and immediately I thought STD STD STD. Well...the last time I had sex was 3 months(unprotected vaginal) before... Read more »

oral sex, hepes. thrush?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I am terrified. I know my risk is low, but I have been extremely anxious over this anyway. I have been having panic attacks frequently.
Just over 4 weeks ago, I gave oral sex to a guy that I've known since i was a teenager. He did not ejaculate, but... Read more »

thrush

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does anyone know a website that shows a picture of what thrush looks like?

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