According to Healthline - HIV symptoms in women are actually not much different from HIV symptoms in general. However, women will usually also experience specific changes in body functions, such as disruption of the menstrual cycle.

HIV symptoms in women must be known early because if the woman is pregnant, the baby can be infected if adequate prevention and treatment are not immediately taken. Pregnant women who have HIV can transmit it to the baby during labour, but as long as the mother's HIV status is known, this condition can be prevented and controlled properly.

HIV symptoms in women that need to be known:

It is very important for one to know their HIV status. Some of the early symptoms of HIV in women are the same as men, but not all of them.

Here are the HIV symptoms in women that you need to know:

1. Flu-like symptoms

Both men and women will usually feel flu-like symptoms two to four weeks after HIV infection occurs. These symptoms appear as a sign that the body is responding to the incoming virus.

Some conditions that can appear as early HIV symptoms in women include:

Muscle pain

Fever