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Hey my girlfriend is suffering from anemia and since i did a little study i found out people who have hiv tend to have anemia most likely. so does it mean she has anemia because she is hiv positive or it's not necessary to be anemic if you are not hiv pi

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Dr. Anthony LaBarbera answered

See Below: There are more common causes of anemia than hiv. The most common is iron deficiency.

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Answered 6/25/2017

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A member asked:

Hey my girlfriend is suffering from anemia and since i did a little study i found out people who have hiv tend to have anemia most likely. so does it mean she has anemia because she is hiv positive or it's not necessary to be anemic if you are not hiv pi

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Anthony LaBarbera answered

Dr Ali and 4 doctors agreed

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