What Causes Vaginal Dryness In Young Women

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Older Women: At Risk for HIV Infection

Table of Contents Introduction Older Women: An Overlooked Group What to Do? Older Women Living With HIV Introduction In the US, HIV began mostly as a disease of young men. Today, however, theepidemic affects both women and men of all ages, including older women (age 50and over). While 50 may not seem "old," it is often the age currently used byorganizations that keep track of health-related statistics (e.g., the Centersfor...

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mad young man' repost,for some misunderstandings.plese have a look.

Hi again,Dr Bob thank you soooooo much for your answering(http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/SafeSex/Archive/Infected/Q212464.html).But i think you may misunderstand my statement ,Dr, and it's my mistake to express not precisely....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,No, this does not change my assessment. Cunnilingus carries an extremely low risk for HIV transmission. See below.Dr. BobRisk of infection (CUNNILINGUS, 2010) Jun 25, 2010Hi dock, I am a 20 year old male from Brazil. I am very worried for years... Read more »

skin dryness.

I was diagnosed with hiv in oct. 06. I am taking truvada, reyataz, and norvir. I now have very dry skin- scaling in scalp and upper forehead - eyes are itchy and dry - noticeable increase in lines and bags under eyes. I drink alot of water - do not...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Dry skin and other skin problems are common in the general population and often worse in the winter. Those problems and other skin disorders are even more common in HIV+ persons. Having your HIV specialist examine your skin is the first step. Your... Read more »

Mouth Dryness

Hello Dr, I am HIV+, I was on Atripla then my Dr changed my meds when Atripla failed, I am now on Truvada, Reyataz, Norvir.before I start this new combo I had a sever mouth dryness, which bothered me so much and made me crazy. after one month of...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

I am not clear as to whether you are still taking the Remeron, and the exact timing of the mouth dryness with starting Remeron. That medication is known to cause dry mouth. In addition, there could be an interaction between Remeron and Norvir, as it... Read more »

Sex with prostitute w/ condom. I am married with young family. HELP

Dear Bob,I recently had sex with a prostitute and it was penetrative vaginal only with a condom but the condom was not covering the whole penis to the base of my scrotum.I have hsv2 But it did not appear to be active. now 4 weeks later i have pain...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Protected penetrative vaginal sex is indeed protected if the latex condom was used properly and did not fail. Non-active HSV-2 would not increase your risk. Your symptoms are not worrisome for HIV ARS. I have no doubt your biggest problem at... Read more »

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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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Help! Protected vaginal sex

Posted by HannahZ, 1 Reply

Hi! First time posting and scared to death.

I am a young woman who was recently engaged in a serious relationship with a man in a developing nation. We were not sexual (aside from fingering and one occasion of him giving me oral sex) until the day... Read more »

Looking for interviews with young black women

Posted by Anonymous

Hi Out There:

My name is Nandi Pointer and I'm a freelance writer. I'm writing an article about HIV and African-American women and I hoping to find a couple of women to speak with who are living with the disease.

As a Black woman, myself, I am... Read more »

HIV Vhat for young women

Posted by Anonymous

LivingPos18to24 is an aol online chatroom for any 18-24 yrs. old HIV+ to join in on discussions about HIV, sex, STDs,social, political or any other issues. The room facilitated from 3-5 Mon.-Fri. and IMs are welcome. Questions can be addressed to... Read more »

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