Before proceeding towards discussing HIV symptoms in women, let's first understand the difference between HIV and AIDS. Most of the times, these two terms are confused with each other. HIV is the viral pathogen that is responsible for the immunodeficiency syndrome whereas AIDS is a very advanced stage of HIV infection. Now, let's take a look at some of the common and early HIV symptoms in women. They are as follows:-
- Severe or recurrent vaginal infections
- Irregular menstrual periods
- Abnormal menstrual bleeding
- Frequent colds and fevers
- Recurrent headaches with no previous history or no apparent reason
- Swelling of lymph glands located in the groin, neck and armpits
- Constant soreness in throat
- Frequent or severe skin rashes and infections
- Night sweats
- Loss of appetite
- Frequent cases of indigestion and diarrhea
- Sudden spurt in various gynecological problems
- Constant pain in muscles and joints
- Genital warts, genital herpes and ulcers
- Lipodystrophy
- Nausea and vomitting
- Unexplained weight loss, indicative of HIV wasting syndrome
- Constant fatigue
- Abnormal Pap smears
- Complicated pelvic conditions such as Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Frequent yeast infections in the vagina or mouth
- Mucosal herpes infection
- Other visible AIDS symptoms (rash, white spots on skin, weird marks inside the mouth, etc.)
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