Trichomoniasis facts

Signs and symptoms

• Most men, and many women, have no symptoms.
  
• Symptoms in women usually appear between 5 and 28 days of exposure.
• Yellow-green vaginal discharge Men may have a discharge from their penis.
• Discomfort while peeing.
• Irritation or itching around the vagina.
• Lower abdominal pain (women).

Transmission

• Vaginal sex.

Prevention

• Abstain from vaginal sex.
• Use condoms/barriers consistently and correctly during oral, anal or vaginal sex.
• Get early treatment for STDs.
• Get an infected partner treated.
• If a partner has trich, do not have sex until they complete treatment.

Treatment

• See a health care provider for exam and tests to figure out the best treatment.
• Treatment includes medicines prescribed by a health care provider.
• Sexual partners should get treated, too.

If not treated...

• May increase risk for getting HIV.
• May increase risk of passing HIV to a partner if you are HIV positive.

If you have trichomoniasis...

• Refrain from vaginal sex.
• Seek medical care, including STD tests.
• Do not have sex until you have completed treatment.
• Take all medicines prescribed, even if your symptoms are gone.
• Re-test in 3 months.
• Make sure all recent sex partners are treated.
• Get yearly STD screens if sexually active.
• If you are pregnant, get tested for STDs and HIV.