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HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that weakens the body's immunity. This virus attacks the cells of the body that help fight the infection. When HIV is not treated on time, it can turn into AIDS (acquired immuno deficiency syndrome), which is a serious and fatal state. HIV in women can mainly spread during unprotected intercourse, infected blood or needle contact and HIV from infected mother to child to child during pregnancy or breast feeding. In addition, if a woman has STI (sexually transmitted infection), then the risk of HIV increases. Timely investigation and caution is the only way to avoid this disease.

HIV infected women may suffer physical, mental and socially serious losses. Physically, this virus weakens the immunity of the body, due to which normal infections also take serious form. Due to HIV during pregnancy in women, the fetus is also at risk of infection. Irrigular periods, frequent infections and feeling fatigue are common symptoms. Mentally women experience stress, fear, shame and social isolation. Many times they do not get support from the family or society, due to which their condition worse. HIV is treated for a lifetime, so it is necessary to live mental firmness and regular medicines to live with it. If treatment is not received on time, then it can also be fatal.

What are the symptoms of HIV in women?

Early symptoms of HIV infection are often similar to normal viral infections, making it difficult to identify. There are some special symptoms in women, which should not be ignored. Initially, common symptoms like fever, fatigue, sore throat and swelling may be seen. After this, as the virus grows, women may appear repeatedly vaginal infections, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), irrigular periods, frequent diarrhea or rashes on the skin.

There may also be signs of weight loss, frequent fever, sweating, persistent pain in the body. In some cases, the possibility of infertility has also been seen in women. The symptoms of HIV grow gradually and do not have the same in every woman, so it is necessary to conduct a HIV examination immediately on any symptom and contact a doctor.

How to rescue?

Always keep safe intercourse.

Stay away from infected blood or needles.

Do not use needles or blades used by many people.

Do HIV test done in pregnancy.

If you are already HIV positive, then start art therapy with the advice of a doctor.

Take opinion from a doctor before breast feeding, if HIV is positive.

Do not ignore any symptoms, get it checked on time.