If you're experiencing symptoms of trichomoniasis, see your doctor or healthcare provider to receive the appropriate treatment.
To diagnose trichomoniasis, your doctor will ask you about your medical history, sexual behavior, and symptoms, and will perform a physical examination and lab tests.1
The infection can be difficult to detect in men. In women, however, your doctor can perform a pelvic exam to check for small red sores or inflammation on the vaginal wall or cervix.2 He or she will also take a sample of your vaginal fluid to examine under a microscope and send to a lab for further testing.
As with BV infections, it is important to accurately diagnose TV infections to avoid the risk of other health problems that can develop if the disease is left untreated. These consequences include infertility, pre-term labor, and pelvic inflammatory disease.2,3
If you are diagnosed with trichomoniasis, your doctor may prescribe Tindamax® to cure the infection.
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- Trichomoniasis CDC Fact Sheet [Internet]. CDC; 2007 Dec [accessed 2008 Jul 18]. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/STD/Trichomonas/Trichomoniasis-Fact-Sheet.pdf
- Sweet RL. Gynecologic conditions and bacterial vaginosis: implications for the non-pregnant patient. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2000;8(3-4):184-90.
- Nanda N, Michel RG, Kurdgelashvili G, Wendel KA. Trichomoniasis and its treatment. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2006 Feb;4(1):125-35.
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