Symptoms of Trichomoniasis

In women, genitourinary trichomoniasis is one of the most common genital infection and subsequent sterility is an important effect. Trichomoniasis symptoms in women: After a few days incubation, the disease begins abruptly with pruritus (itching), rash and vulvovaginal burning, congestion of vaginal mucosa, followed soon by serous. Progressively the phenomenon attenuates, leaving a single symptom, namely a "leakage" (leucorrhoea). Leukorrhea is abundant, yellow or green-yellow, foamy, foul-smelling discharge. Leukorrhea presents pre-and menstrual exacerbations, sometimes without apparent cause. Genital mucosa is atrophic, infiltrated, sometimes swollen.

Over time the lining of the cervix is affected, which may cause ulcerative erosions (cervicitis) and areas of metaplasia that can become malignant. Trichomoniasis can cause discomfort during intercourse and painful or frequent urination. Sometimes vaginal trichomoniasis causes infertility; the parasite can climb in the tubes (salpingitis) and ovaries even when it may cause ovarian cysts. Quite often, women diagnosed do not have any trichomoniasis symptoms and thus unknowingly contribute to the contamination of others.

Trichomoniasis symptoms in men are the following: urethritis and burning sensation while urinating and a creamy white leak, in small amounts. In women, vaginal secretions containing the parasite are in constant contact with the urethral meatus and therefore easily enter the urethra. Trichomonas enters from there into the bladder. Trichomoniasis vaginal secretion occurs through a whitish vaginal discharge (leucorrhoea) abundance, which is asscociated with a specific unpleasent smell. Patients complain of bladder pain, urinary frequency and sometimes the presence of blood in the urine (hematuria). There is pus in the urine also.

Trichomoniasis vaginalis is a parasite the size of a white blood cell (3-18 microns), single-celled. The parasite is in the urinary tract, in a saprophytic form (not disease), which produces no symptoms.

Risk factors: Because it is a sexually transmitted disease, it is a type of of STD. Therefore, poor hygiene and untreated disease lead to its spread. It also can be secured out of sexual contact with infected underwear or use of cannula.

Incubation: infection with trichomoniasis urethritis in men man occurs after an incubation period of 3-15 days after sexual intercourse with an infected partner.

Positive diagnosis is set by the doctor based on symptoms, the clinical examination and laboratory tests. To highlight the presence of parasites in the urine the examination of urine in the morning is important. Today there are specific medications treat the parasite, which are administered orally. Women are recommended local treatment, vaginal, with vaginal eggs. Only the doctor can prescribe appropriate treatment, according to the patient and disease characteristics. Self-medication is the most dangerous act that an ignorant patient can make, who can so easily trigger some serious adverse side effects.

Prevention: It can only be prevented by using condoms, especially when casual sex occurs. hygiene of the genital area in both partners is also essential. Precaution is recommended to disinfect toilets seats, the bathtub, and toilet articles.