Recurrent Yeast Infections Six Months After Possible HIV Exposure

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recurrent yeast infections

Posted by Anonymous

I have a question for you all. I tested negative 9 weeks and then 3 a half months after my exposure. I know that this is considered to be conclusive. I have had yeast infections in the past, and I know that I am very prone to getting them. ... Read more »

Yeast infection/HIV within 4 months?

Posted by OnAQuest, 2 Replies

I may have possibly been exposed to HIV numerous times within a four month period. I began seeing someone in January. We were together until April 25th. In Feb I got a yeast infection. It cleared up with treatment just fine. April 8th I got another... Read more »

yeast infections

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I have heard that recurring yeast infections are a sign of HIV positive status in women. I had a possible exposure 6 months ago, and since then, I had a yeast infection that would not go away for 2 months. then I had a break for 4 months, now I have... Read more »

Yeast infections and HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I have read that recurrent yeast infections are a sign of HIV. I was tested 2 1/2 months after myexposure and it was negative, yet I have had two yeast infections since. During this time I also started taking birth control pills. Did anyone that is... Read more »

HIV and recurrent yeast

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I am concerned about having HIV and too scared, too broke and too busy to find time to take a test. I had one sexual partner since my last test. He lived here with me for several months before I realized he was using drugs and who knows what else he... Read more »

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please help on exposure possible infection hiv

Hi, last dec16 i had an exposure while drunk. Didn't knew what happened but i got blood scatches on my face fom the episode. Exactly a week later, 23Dec i developed acute muscle pain in all limbs and next day in lower limbs to this day 12Jan....

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

HiYou are on the right course for testing the standard for rapid HIV tests, whether oral swab or blood are very accurate at 28 days, and conclusive at 90 days. However, when someone has had a known exposure to someone with HIV, you could perform a... Read more »

recurrent yeast infections

Is a recurrent yeast infection a sign of HIV...or can it also be a sign of other diseases or disorders? If it is a sign of HIV, how soon after infection would a recurrent yeast infection occur?...

Response from Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

Reccurent yeast infections can be associated with a number of conditions, including HIV, so they are not diagnostic for HIV. Women with recurrent yeast infections should be thoroughly evaluated by their care providers to determine the possible cause.... Read more »

hiv- after six months exposure to hiv+ person's fluids with many many symptoms,desparate and suicidal

Hi Micheal and thank you for being so wonderfull , supporting people and coping with this horrible disease. I want to apologise in advance for the long e-mail.I am gay a and a paranoid Jew (from your family name, I guess you know what I am talking...

Response from Michael Shernoff, M.S.W.

Psychotherapist and Author

I am sorry that you are so tortured by your current situation. But yes, you are the worried well, in terms of not having HIV. I don't know whether you have a physical illness that might be causing your symptoms or if your exceptionally high... Read more »

Co-infection Exposure and Exactly 12 months negative! *Modification

hi Dr.Mi have a high risk (unprotected anal) exposure for both hiv and hepatitis. and after exactly 12 months ( from 10th Dec 2009 to 10th Dec 2010 ) i tested HIV antibody and it came negative.i read your answers and it was "repeat testing for...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

You were finished with testing once the six month point passed. The only reason to check for HIV antibody at later time points is IF you were also diagnosed with HCV infection during the first six months. Since that didn't happen, you actually... Read more »

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