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What Causes Lymph Nodes Around Genital Area After Having Amoxicillin?
I made a mistake... I m 7 weeks pregnant. I was with my baby s father witch we didn t gave myself time to get to know him well. I found out he slept with a lot of number of girls. I got a sore throat like never before I went and they swabbed my throat and it came out it was Strep Throat they gave me a shot and prescribed me Amoxicillin. After a week I started feeling vaginal itching and a lot of abnormal vaginal discharge due to (Candidiasis) I stopped taking the Amoxicillin meds, and got in a diet and I cured the infections but a few days ago I noticed I could feel my lymph nodes in between my legs around my genital area, I guess they were painless before I started touching them a lot. Then yesterday I was washing my hair and I felt another one in my left side of the neck. I get fatigue and low back pain but I guess that s just my pregnancy symptoms. Could the swollen glands in the neck and in between the legs be a side effect of Amoxicillin (even though I think I got it after I stopped taking them) or could it be an early HIV symptom? Please help this has me depressed and I can t sleep because of this, I ve even lost my appetite, maybe be a cause of my depression and anxiety.
Fri, 23 Nov 2018
Hi,
The swollen glands in your neck and genital area would not be from amoxicillin, as amoxicillin does not cause this kind of reaction. HIV typically occurs about 4 weeks after exposure, and can have fever, fatigue, swollen glands, and sore throat.
While it is possible your swollen glands are from HIV, there are many other causes, including infectious mono or other viruses. It is also possible you have two separate infections, with the strep throat or other infection above the neck causing swollen glands in the neck, and a genital infection causing the swollen glands there.
Regardless, given your history I would get checked for STDs including HIV, especially as you are pregnant. I don't want to worry you, but I think the sooner you get tested the sooner you can get treated if you need and if not, hopefully it will help you to relax.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Aaron Branch,
General & Family Physician
The swollen glands in your neck and genital area would not be from amoxicillin, as amoxicillin does not cause this kind of reaction. HIV typically occurs about 4 weeks after exposure, and can have fever, fatigue, swollen glands, and sore throat.
While it is possible your swollen glands are from HIV, there are many other causes, including infectious mono or other viruses. It is also possible you have two separate infections, with the strep throat or other infection above the neck causing swollen glands in the neck, and a genital infection causing the swollen glands there.
Regardless, given your history I would get checked for STDs including HIV, especially as you are pregnant. I don't want to worry you, but I think the sooner you get tested the sooner you can get treated if you need and if not, hopefully it will help you to relax.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Aaron Branch,
General & Family Physician
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