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Could The Oral Thrush Symptom Lead On To ARS?

Have a doctor confirmed case of oral thrush. I had had unprotected oral sex with a woman who's std status was unknown to me and wonder (in my 7th week since) if it being the only ARS symptom if the chance are likely I may have ARS. I realize I need to wait 3months to get an hiv test t be sure but the stress and anxiety before is wearing at me knowing that thrush is a symptom and being a relatively healthy in shape person with no other ailments. Also was prescribed Nystatin which I'm into 1 week of using with very little result. Help
Fri, 3 Jun 2016
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Hello,

I can understand your concern. You are right in your information that oral thrush can be a symptom of AIDS. However, ARS (Acute Retroviral Syndrome) does not consist of only oral thrush. It is a syndrome, comprising various ailments such as sore throat, joint pain, fever with no plausible explanation, rash, headache etc.

Thus, even if you can be confirmed for being HIV negative after 3 months, you might not have AIDS. In addition, if you had only unprotected oral sex, transmission of HIV through oral sex route is rare. It usually transmits through vaginal sex and blood transmission. You might get other STDs faster than HIV through having sex this way.

Now regarding your thrush problem, you may change the medicine to Fluconazole (Fole) 150 mg once a day for 10 days and avoid carbohydrates in food along with improved oral hygiene. If that does not work too, you should go for oral swab examination for analysis of the pathogens involved and treating the problem further.

I hope this information helps. Thank you for choosing HealthcareMagic. Let me know if you have follow up questions.

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Dr. Viraj Shah
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Could The Oral Thrush Symptom Lead On To ARS?

Hello, I can understand your concern. You are right in your information that oral thrush can be a symptom of AIDS. However, ARS (Acute Retroviral Syndrome) does not consist of only oral thrush. It is a syndrome, comprising various ailments such as sore throat, joint pain, fever with no plausible explanation, rash, headache etc. Thus, even if you can be confirmed for being HIV negative after 3 months, you might not have AIDS. In addition, if you had only unprotected oral sex, transmission of HIV through oral sex route is rare. It usually transmits through vaginal sex and blood transmission. You might get other STDs faster than HIV through having sex this way. Now regarding your thrush problem, you may change the medicine to Fluconazole (Fole) 150 mg once a day for 10 days and avoid carbohydrates in food along with improved oral hygiene. If that does not work too, you should go for oral swab examination for analysis of the pathogens involved and treating the problem further. I hope this information helps. Thank you for choosing HealthcareMagic. Let me know if you have follow up questions. Best, Dr. Viraj Shah