Most people infected with trichomoniasis do not have any symptoms

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Trichomoniasis is a common sexually transmitted disease caused by a parasite. About 70% of infected people do not have any signs or symptoms. When a trichomoniasis infection causes symptoms, they can range from mild irritation to severe inflammation. The onset of symptoms lasts 5 to 28 days after infection with trichomoniasis.

1. Causes of Trichomoniasis

Trichomonas (also known as Trich) is a sexually transmitted disease caused by infection with the protozoan parasite Trichomonas vaginalis. Despite the wide variety of symptoms, most people infected with this parasite do not know they have it. The disease is spread from one person to another through genital contact during sex. The Trichomonas vaginalis parasite is not spread through casual physical contact such as hugging, kissing, sharing dishes or sitting on a toilet seat.
Due to trichomoniasis in the genital tract, for women, Trichomonas vaginalis causes vaginitis, urethritis or both. In men, Trichomonas vaginalis only causes infections in the urethra. Once infected with a urinary tract infection, this parasite can easily be spread to others through unprotected sex.

2. Symptoms of Trichomonas infection

Many women and most men with trichomoniasis have no symptoms, at least not the initial infection with this parasite.
Symptoms in women include:
Vaginal discharge that has a foul odor and the discharge can be white, gray, yellow or green Red in the genitals, burning and itching Pain when urinating or having sex Trichomonas sex rarely causes symptoms in men. However, when men have signs and symptoms, it can be:
Irritation inside the penis Feeling a burning sensation when urinating or after ejaculation Penis urethral discharge. See your doctor if you have a foul-smelling vaginal discharge or have pain while urinating or having sex.

3. Risk factors for the disease

Factors that increase the likelihood of Trichomonas infection, including:
Having sex with many people Having had other STDs Ever had a Trichomonas infection Having sex without a condom .

4. Pregnant women infected with trichomoniasis

Pregnant women infected with trichomoniasis can:
Premature birth Low birth weight babies Transmit the disease to babies during vaginal delivery Trichomoniasis infection also makes women more susceptible to HIV infection.

5. Prevention of trichomoniasis

Like other STIs, the only way to prevent trichomoniasis is to abstain from sex and to reduce your risk, use condoms correctly every time you have sex .
For women, do not dou through sex.

6. Diagnosis of trichomoniasis

Because the symptoms of trichomoniasis are similar to other sexually transmitted diseases, it is difficult to diagnose based on symptoms reported by the patient and examination by the doctor. Therefore, in addition to the physical examination, the doctor will order the following tests:
Cell culture Antigen and antibody testing Trichomonas DNA test Taking a specimen from vaginal fluid (for for women) or from the urethra (for men) to look for Trichomonas parasites under the microscope.

7. Trichomoniasis treatment

Common treatment regimens for trichomoniasis, including for pregnant women, take one of two drugs: metronidazole (Flagyl) or tinidazole (Tindamax). In other cases, your doctor may recommend a lower dose of metronidazole twice a day for seven days.
During treatment, both the patient and the patient's sexual partner need to be treated. Both need to abstain from sex until the illness is over, which takes about a week on average.
Do not drink alcohol for 24 hours after taking metronidazole or 72 hours after taking tinidazole, because drinking alcohol with the drug causes severe nausea and vomiting.
Then, the doctor will reschedule the patient for a follow-up visit after two weeks to three months of treatment to make sure the patient has recovered and has not been re-infected.
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Reference source: Healthline.com; Mayoclinic.org