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Avatar m tn Soon after removing the nail tips, I started noticing my nails on my thumbs started to change colors. I went to the dermatologist and they prescribed Penlac to treat the nail fungus. After using Penlac for a while I noticed that it was not working for me. After that, I went back to the dermatologist and they did a culture and they said it was a fungus.
Avatar f tn Hi! If you were my patient, I would advise you that your age alone protects you from pregnancy. That combined with the tubal ligation should approach 99.9% effectiveness. I wouldn't ever give 100%. If you are that concerned you could use condoms as well, but really don't need to . Good luck!
Avatar n tn I was okay trying to control(possibly) the fungus on my toes and my thumb and index fingernails. Now it needs like what my wife is having(black dot on her thumb) now resembles what I had once upon a time. I don't want her to fight with fungus. I did see a dermatolgist yesterday and she said my toes are likely fungus-related but she had I didn't have enough nail for samples. Prescribed me Penlac(sp?) and asked me to go back when the toenails grow out... I am so confused now.
Avatar m tn There are a lot of differing ideas on the effectiveness of condoms to prevent HIV. I have seen numbers ranging from 65% to 100% and some crazy ideas such as, "condoms have holes." I have signed up for an HIV test on Tuesday after learning that a one-time sexual partner of mine is in fact HIV+. At the time, I asked the guy if he was "Drug and Disease free" and he replied, "Yes.
Avatar m tn Your belief may be that condom effectiveness is better than 80% but that doesnt mean your belief is correct. More like burring your head in the sand. If you have nothing to back up your comment then it is not really very meaningful.