How concerned should I be about it?

by Dr. Gian on December 21, 2011

Hi, I found your website and felt you could provide me with some educated answers to my questions. I am 8 months pregnant.  My husband and I have been married for over 2 years.  Since becoming ptegnant I have experienced floaters in my eyes, yeast infections, dry mouth, cracked and coated tongue.  This has been ongoing since July.  I had [...]

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December 19, 2011

About a month ago I was given a zpak for a bad sinus infection and had a very bad reaction (stomach hurt really bad for several days). Then I also began noticing a thin white discharge and continued abdominal pain. The discharge does not have a bad odor. Since then I have been prescribed a [...]

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HIV/AIDS Testing Programs Aimed at Young People

December 19, 2011

South Carolina advocates are building on World AIDS Day to highlight the situation among people ages 13-29, an age group whose infection rates are increasing. State cases have dropped during the past decade, from 23.8 new cases per 100,000 residents in 1999-2001 to 17.4 per 100,000 in 2008-2010, data from the Department of Health and [...]

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Pastor Fights HIV Stigma in Southern Town

December 17, 2011

Dorchester, S.C., population 2,593, is typical of the rural towns found across the Southeast, the US region with the highest rate of diagnosed AIDS cases: 9.2 per 100,000 people. Rural areas like this have been particularly hard-hit by the epidemic, primarily because of stigma, poor education, and lack of funding. Dr. Leandro A. Mena, an [...]

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Do you offer this service in Canada

December 13, 2011

Dr. Gian, Do you offer this service in Canada.  I live close to buffalo new york. Also, what is the probability of getting an STI from receiving a hand job.  No oral or other sexual / genital contact.  The girl used johnson’s baby oil (glycerin/sugar major ingredient), which i believe entered my urethra causing a UTI. [...]

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Did the Valtrex mask the herpes blood test?

December 11, 2011

  I am a 48 yr female & I just had swollen glands in my groin and a aching back and leg, which then left two small blisters on the fleshy part of my genitals. A friend said it was herpes and gave me some valtrex which seemed to clear up the problem in about [...]

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HIV Spreading in Europe, but AIDS Cases Declining

December 8, 2011

HIV infections continue to rise in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA), though treatment has cut AIDS cases dramatically, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control announced Wednesday in a joint report with the World Health Organization. Last year, the 27,116 new HIV diagnoses in the EU/EEA amounted to about a 4 [...]

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City’s Health Chief Pushes Earlier Drug Treatment

December 7, 2011

Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley is recommending that New York City doctors begin treating HIV as soon as a patient is diagnosed with the infection. This change in city policy is being driven by new research showing that early treatment leads to longer, healthier lives and a 96 percent lower risk of transmission, he said. [...]

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Obama on AIDS: ‘We Can Beat This Disease’”

December 4, 2011

President Barack Obama announced two initiatives on World AIDS Day, recommitting the United States to fighting HIV/AIDS both abroad and domestically. “We can beat this disease,” Obama said at an event in Washington, with former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton participating via satellite. Building on the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), [...]

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Have you ever recommended the various herbal remedies…

December 4, 2011

From: To: askdrgian@gmail.com Subject: genital warts Dr. Gian, Just recently I found a few small genital warts on the shaft of my penis. I went to a urologist for some prostate pain and had him diagnose those as well. He was not 100% sure that this is what I had, but he did prescribe some [...]

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