Symptoms Of Vaginal Infections

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vaginal infection

sir, i have done all the tests related to HIV(elisa).result is reactive.symptoms are hairy leukoplakia and vaginal infection(painful pustules)and i am pregnant(7 months).taking zidovir tablets.what are the other drugs i can take & who are the...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

The minimum is to take AZT alone during the third trimester. The goal is to get your viral load to undetectable levels, where the risk of transmission is almost zero. You should be consulting with a physician who specializes in this area. I am not... Read more »

vaginal strep b infection/weight loss with shiingles.

hiI have two questions. In the last year i have had two illnesses. I believe i had shingles but my docs had a hard time recognizing it. I had a shocking feeling on my had and swollen lymph nodes. i had this for about 2 months. During the two...

Response from Sharon Lee, M.D.

University of Kansas Medical Center

It is not clear if you had shingles. It is possible to have shingles with "atypical" or unusual rash. There are several infections, most of which are viruses without therapy that may have rash, pain, low grade fever and weight loss. (Yes,... Read more »

Insertive Vaginal Sex - Did you say 1 in 500 with infected partner

Dear Mr. Kull:Approximately two months ago I had unprotected sex (insertive vaginal intercourse)with a lady who's HIV status was not known. Of course my imagination has convnced me that I have aids. I had two nights of night sweats about 6...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

That figure, 1 in 500 chance of transmission per unprotected penile-vaginal intercourse with an HIV infected partner, is based on ONE study conducted in Africa (see my response to "Recent Study of Per Contact Risk"... Read more »

prostate infection vs HIV infection symptoms

Thank you for this site. 2 to 3 weeks after having a sexual encoounter (no unprotected vaginal or anal sex) I came down with a prostate infection. I went to the doctor and they did a psa test which was high. medicine did take care of the symptoms.my...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

The answer to your question is both Yes and No. Both HIV positive and HIV negative folks can develop prostate infection. Furthermore patients who are HIV positive can get opportunistic infections of the prostate particularly when the CD4 count... Read more »

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vaginal infections

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

hi..
these past two days I found large orange stain on my panties. I also have been experiencing pain during intercourse. I checked on info. about vaginal infection symptoms, none of it says something about orange color discharge. does anybody... Read more »

vaginal yeast infections

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

could a woman have yeast infections and never know she has one say if she was hiv pos would she continue to have yeast infections that would never require treatment

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vaginal infections

Posted by curiousme, 1 Reply

I aready know the answer, but I need some HELP, to do what I need to do, (TEST).

I am 2 + years from possible exposure. I have not tested because i fear I CAN"T HANDLE THE TRUTH!. I have not had sex AT ALL since my possible exposure, so the buck... Read more »

am i infected or can anxiety create symptoms?

Posted by eyesdown, 4 Replies

hello all,

I didnt have penetrative sex with the lady i met but, she seemed a decent enough professional person, ( i dont mean sex worker) she played with her vagina and rubbed her wet finger very hard into the end of my penis and anus with her... Read more »

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