Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a parasite. It affects both women and men, but symptoms are more common in women. Symptoms in women include a green or yellow discharge from the vagina, itching in or near the vagina and discomfort with urination. Most men with trichomoniasis don't have any symptoms, but it can cause irritation inside the penis.
You can cure trichomoniasis with antibiotics. In men, the infection usually goes away on its own without causing symptoms. But an infected man can continue to infect or reinfect a woman until he gets treated. So it's important that both partners get treated at the same time. Correct usage of latex condoms greatly reduces, but does not eliminate, the risk of catching or spreading trichomoniasis.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Trichomoniasis(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/std/Trichomonas/STDFact-Trichomoniasis.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.cdc.gov/std/Spanish/STDFact-Trichomoniasis-s.htm
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Trichomoniasis
(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) - http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/trichomoniasis/
- Trichomoniasis(National Women's Health Information Center) - http://womenshealth.gov/faq/stdtrich.htm
- Trichomonas(American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/trichomonas/test.html
- How to Use a Condom(American Social Health Association) - http://www.ashastd.org/condom/condom_overview.cfm
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Trichomonas Vaginitis(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Trichomonas+Vaginitis%22
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Trichomonas Infections(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Trichomonas+Infections%22
- Article: Inhibitory effects of Thai plants beta-glycosides on Trichomonas vaginalis. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18463895&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Identification of weak points prone for mutation in ferredoxin of... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18445954&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Early repeated infections with Trichomonas vaginalis among HIV-positive and HIV-negative... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18444815&tool=MedlinePlus
- Trichomoniasis -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=trichomonas+vaginalis[majr]+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- Trichomoniasis - http://vsearch.nlm.nih.gov/vivisimo/cgi-bin/query-meta?v:project=medlineplus&binning-state=group%3d%3dMedical%20Encyclopedia&query=Trichomoniasis
- Sexual Health Glossary(American Social Health Association) - http://www.ashastd.org/learn/learn_glossary_A_D.cfm
- American Social Health Association - http://www.ashastd.org/
- National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of STD Prevention(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/std/
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/
- Trichomoniasis(Nemours Foundation) - For Parents - http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/std/trichomoniasis.html
- Trichomoniasis(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/stds/std_trichomoniasis.html
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sexuallytransmitteddiseases.html
- Vaginal Diseases - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/vaginaldiseases.html
- Female Reproductive System - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/femalereproductivesystem.html
- Infections - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/infections.html
- Sexual Health Issues - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sexualhealthissues.html
The primary NIH organization for research on Trichomoniasis is the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/