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What could cause milky white discharge in vagina?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 17-year-old female. There is a milky vaginal discharge that I have been experiencing every day for six consecutive months. The first time I went to a doctor was when I was experiencing a cottage cheese like white discharge with super itchy feeling and burning sensation when uri... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Some amount of vaginal discharge is a normal phenomenon. But if the discharge is thick white like curds and offensive in smell or is associated with itching then it is candida or yeast infection. If you again having the cottage cheese like thick discharge with itchin... Read Full »
Why does it pain in my genitals when I urinate?
Query: Hello doctor, I had sex after a long time the day before yesterday. When I go to the washroom to urinate, it is burning and somewhat paining. Please suggest what to do and what the reason behind it could be. Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The symptoms sound like some vaginal infection. Vaginal infection is transmitted during sex (so the partner is the source), so both have to be treated at a time, or else you will get infected the next time of sex. You may have white or yellow, or grayish discharge ... Read Full »
I have a fungal infection in my penis. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, I have a slight red rash on the tip of my penis, and there is redness on my foreskin. The retraction of the foreskin is painful. Erections are also affected. There is no discharge. There is no swelling noticed. There is a slight irritation at times. I had a similar problem once long back ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have a yeast infection (fungal infection). I suggest you take an oral antifungal tablet Fluconazole 150 mg once daily for three days. Continue with the cream for a week. Read Full »
I sweat and itch in my inner thigh and testis. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I am suffering from white itchiness on inner thighs and testis. What is the cause and how to cure it? Do you have any medical advise for it? It occurs when I wear underwear for a long time. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please maintain good hygiene. Keep the area dry and avoid friction and sweating as much as you can. I suggest applying Hydrozole cream two times daily. Also, capsule Fluconazole 150 mg on Fridays. Take for two Fridays. It is a weekly capsule. Wear loose clothes. Read Full »
I am getting repeated rashes after sexual intercourse. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 30 year old male. I got rashes on my glans penis after sex with my wife. I have consulted a doctor and he suggested to use Zovirax 200 mg four times a day for one week, thinking that it is herpes. But, I think it is not. I have used it but no improvement at all. The rashes getting ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com.Please send more clear photographs for better diagnosis. Also send the photograph of the lesion before taking Zovirax (Acyclovir) Read Full »
Why am I having water-like discharge before my periods?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 25 year old woman, who got married three months back. I had my last period, exactly a month back. This month, I got water-like vaginal discharge for a week. I was experiencing lower abdominal pain and pain in the vagina. I usually get my periods every 28 days, but this time my per... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. How are you doing? From your history, I do not see anything for you to worry about. Any newly married lady will have some infection in the vagina. This will be a combination of infections like viral, fungal, and bacterial. They are actually present in everybody's vagin... Read Full »
Could diarrhea, oral ulcers, and weakness indicate HIV?
Query: Hello doctor, I performed receptive fellatio on a guy 55 days back. I took RNA PCR (Ribonucleic acid polymerase chain reaction)TEST after 11 days and then again at 35 days and both were negative. I also took a fourth generation combo test (antibody and p24) on 38th day and it was negative as well. T... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, Candidiasis is there. But, it is usually the late manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Since, all your tests are negative, consider yourself as negative unless proved otherwise. All other things can also happen without HIV. Go for HIV test one more ti... Read Full »
I have lesions on my tongue with a red border. What is it?
Query: Hello doctor, I have small white and yellow lesions with a red border on my tongue. My tongue also develops a white coating, that has to be scrapped of daily. I have attached a photo of the same. What are the likely causes? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your complaint and the attached picture (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The blisters on your tongue that look like small white or yellow center lesions with a red border, is most probably due to a fungal infection that occurs in ... Read Full »
Why do I have a red rash on the shaft of my penis?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a red rash on the shaft of my penis. The semen is clear few days after sex. It is painful at the tip as well. We had sex for three hours. I am not sure if that caused the rash or if it is a friction due to a tight condom. A day later, I noticed this swollen rash. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I need you to answer a few questions: Since how days is the rash present? Is your penis itchy as well? Did your partner have a problem of white discharge before sex? Do you have a burning sensation when you urinate? Did you have a similar condition previously? Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor,I have an infection in my groin area and it more likely seems to be a fungal or ringworm infection. I took the tablet Fluconazole, and it disappeared but again I experienced a recurrence. Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I appreciate the confidence that you place in me for your health care consultation. Frankly speaking, many things may look like fungal infections while actually they are not. Were you diagnosed by a doctor? Please tell me the dose of the tablet Fluconazole that you too... Read Full »