Vaginitis Clears Up How Long After Treatment

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treatment for persistent candida vaginitis?

Hi doctor,is there anything else besides clotrimazole that I can use vaginally for persistent thrush. I have heard that yoghurt can be used but I'm concerned that it might have something in it that could cause another infection. I always have...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

Optimizing medications for HIV can go a long way to clearing up persistent vaginal candidiasis (thrush). When topical medications such as clotrimazole and nystatin don't work, a brief course of fluconazole by mouth is usually effective.... Read more »

How long is too long to wait for treatment?

My husband was recently diagnosed with AIDS (two weeks ago). Apparently, by the C4T cell cound... Read more »

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

VAGINAL DISCHARGE etc....

Hi Doc, Thanks a lot for answering all of my questions, it realy helps me lot....Doc, my wife got... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

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Incomplete Peripheral CD4+ Cell Count Restoration in HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Long-Term Antiretroviral Treatment

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Lowering the Risk of HIV After Sex or Other Exposure

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Washington Post Examines Trial in Africa of Long-Acting Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention

"The first test of a long-acting vaginal ring loaded with an HIV-preventing drug has begun enrolling women in southern Africa," the Washington Post reports. The study, according to the newspaper, marks the 15th trial led by the nonprofit group,... Read more »

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How long were you poz before you started treatment

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Hello,

First of all I would like to say thank you to anyone taking the time to read this and any responses would be much, much appreciated.

I was recently diagnosed HIV positive within the last year. I don't know what my T-cell counts are or my viral... Read more »

Long Term Strategic Treatment Interuption Best

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The longer the treatment interuption the more strategic. Read these quotes from the medical literature, "You Gotta Have Haart?" http://www.aras.ab.ca/haart.html

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