How To Fix Lipohypertrophy

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My FAT Belly (FAT BELLY) (LIPOHYPERTROPHY)

Hi Dr. Frascino, I was one of your patients in Sunnyvale way back in 1987 and now live in Sonoma County. I have attended some of your concerts and love you. My medical question is: I have fat around my organs and as you can imagine it is...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Ginger,What a delight to run into patients from so many years ago (even if it is only in cyberspace). Belly fat, aka abdominal obesity or lipohypertrophy, is indeed one of the more annoying complications of being virally enhanced. Unfortunately... Read more »

Lipohypertrophy Update

Is there any relief for those of us experiencing Lipohypertrophy? I was wondering if there was any... Read more »

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A. »

Testosterone and Lipohypertrophy

Dr. Henry......I am currently taking Videx, Viread, Reyataz and Norvir which resulted in... Read more »

Response from Keith Henry, M.D. »

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Articles

A Closer Look at Egrifta, a Newly Approved Treatment for HIV-Associated Belly Fat Gain (Lipohypertrophy)

For years now, it has been clear that HIV-positive people are especially prone to developing unusual increases of fat in specific parts of their bodies. What has been less clear is exactly what a person with this type of fat gain, known as... Read more »

Fix the Fix, Ban the Ban

DHS's new rules won't help immigrants like Kasege When Fortunata Kasege came to the United States on a student visa to get a journalism degree in 1997, she assumed in four years she would return home to Tanzania. But before she got her degree,... Read more »

State Roundup: "Iowa Senate Insists on HIV Insurance Fix"

"A fix to a program that is denying health care coverage to an estimated 100 HIV-positive residents in Iowa passed in the Iowa Senate this afternoon, resurrected after the House rejected the measure. The bill, Senate File 2293, generally updates law... Read more »

State Watch: "HIV Insurance Fix Passes in the Iowa Senate"

"A fix to a program that is denying health care coverage to an estimated 100 HIV-positive residents in Iowa passed in the Iowa Senate this afternoon after initially failing. The bill, Senate File 2293, generally updates law to the state's insurance... Read more »

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Quick Questions About Lipohypertrophy

Posted by Choosing2Liv, 4 Replies

I faithfully work out three days a week and run at least a couple of miles the other four days. However, I seem to be gaining an unusual amount of weight. :(

A while back, someone used the term "lipohypertrophy" when discussing weight gain, so I... Read more »

Lipodystrophy and Lipohypertrophy

Posted by Bear60

http://www.thebody.com/lipo/overview.html

Its not a difference of weight loss and weight gain.
If you dont know the difference between "wasting" syndrone and lipoatrophy read this. If you think weight gain is a symptom of lipohypertrophy, then read... Read more »

In a bit of a fix...

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hi there,

I posted a couple of weeks back about my drunken unprotected sex with a guy I had a one night stand with at Christmas who I later found out had been VERY promiscuous whilst travelling a couple of years back..
Anyway, had test after 4 weeks... Read more »

I'm going crazy!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I'm starting to get obsessed with the whole HIV thing again. It's screwed up the past couple of years of my life, and I thought I was finally done with it...Now, I go out have a little fun one night, no sex (just receiving oral from a guy), some... Read more »

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