The body fluids are responsible for transferring HIV infection from person to person. This
usually includes semen, vaginal fluid or infected blood. The risk of HIV
increases when people have unprotected or anal sex with any infected partner.
The unsterile drug usage is also one of the common factors for HIV transfer in
people. The use of infected syringes and needles increase the risk. Women
usually get affected by HIV due to anal or unprotected vaginal sex. As per
records, women are more prone to being affected by HIV than men.
As per the reports, several of women every year
are tested to be HIV positive. The rate of men being affected by HIV is
gradually decreasing while that of women is increasing.
Symptoms in Women
Since the early symptoms of HIV are same as that
of mild fever, many women tend to ignore it. This increases the risk of being
severely affected. It can also be one of the most common risks for developing
AIDS.
Some of the most common HIV symptoms experienced
by women include the following
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abnormal appearance of the smears
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Frequent breakouts of the vaginal
infections
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Development of pelvic infections
like pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).
These symptoms appear in the early stage and are
easy disregarded to be normal breakouts. However, if you continuously
experience these symptoms, you should prefer consulting your doctor. There is
no shame in admitting that you are affected. It is better to diagnose it and
determine for it will let you be in the safe side.
The other symptoms of being affected by HIV
include
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Genital warts
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Genital ulcers
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Severe mucous herpes infection
Many women are prone to various genital
infections due to unhygienic conditions and unprotected sex. But the problem
can become worse if they are affected by HIV too. The normal genital infections
are cured by medicines but if one is affected by HIV, the infections will
continue to break out. The formation of ulcers near the anus and vaginal will
become more prominent.
Most women are also exposed to fever like
symptoms such as feeling nauseous, headache and being tired all the time. These
symptoms become prominent just in a few weeks of being infected. If not there
are very rare chances of any prominent symptoms appearing after being affected.
If the disease progresses, it starts to give out
other symptoms or indications too such as
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Swollen lymph glands around the
areas such as neck, groin or underarm
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Frequent sweating and fever
gradually causing night sweats
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Sudden weight loss without
following a proper diet
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Regular breakout of diarrhea
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Appearance of white blemishes
around the mouth.
Apart from it, some of the women even experience
continuous skin rashes and itching. All these symptoms are signs of HIV.
However, they may indicate other diseases too. As a result, when you notice
such symptoms you should consider contacting the doctors. They may schedule a
test and help you find out whether you are affected by HIV or any other
sexually transmitted disease.
HIV and Pregnancy
Pregnant HIV positive women can transfer the
disease to their fetus during childbirth or breastfeeding. As a result, all the
mothers are tested for HIV before delivery. If the women is tested positive,
several measures are taken such as antiviral to prevent the child from
being affected. Apart from it, many also prefer carrying out the cesarean birth
to protect the kids.
Severe HIV symptoms in Women
If HIV is not treated in time and ignored, it
increases the risk of developing AIDS. Usually people let it go off as
untreated and develop AIDS. Some of the common symptoms of women suffering from
AIDS include
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Nausea
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Vomiting
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Rapid and sudden weight loss
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Constant fever
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Frequent breakout of vaginal
infections
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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
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Coughing
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Night sweats and more
If you notice any such symptoms, you should
immediately rush to a doctor and look for potential signs to treat it. A little
bit of ignorance can increase the risk of death.
In addition to your own physician, your local health department, STD clinic, or family planning clinic can help you get tested. To find a testing clinic near you click here.
