Causes, symptoms and treatment of trichomoniasis

Trichomoniasis is one of the most widely known sexually transmitted diseases. According to statistics, every fifth inhabitant of our planet is familiar with this disease.

Sexual transmission of trichomoniasis is the main one. But it happens that infection occurs when a healthy person uses clothes and personal hygiene items of the patient. There are also cases of intrauterine infection.

Strong> Symptoms in women and men

More information about the symptoms of trichomoniasis can be found on the site www.omega-kiev.ua, we'll talk about them in brief. So, the duration of the incubation period of this disease is 2-4 weeks. The course of trichomoniasis is acute, it is characterized by the appearance of pain sensations, secretions from the genital organs.

In women with trichomoniasis, there is:

• swelling and redness of the genitals;
• the appearance of mucous secretions;
• the formation of small sores;
• Vaginal bleeding.

Symptoms of trichomoniasis in men are not so pronounced. In a number of cases, the disease occurs in them without any external manifestations. To a few manifestations of the disease, the gentlemen include:

1) soreness with urination;
2) a frequent desire to go "small";
3) discomfort in the perineum.

Strong> Diagnostics

Diagnosis of trichomoniasis, you can learn about which at www.omega-kiev.ua/en/trihomoniaz.html, causes certain difficulties. It is explained by the fact that the disease, as we mentioned above, can be asymptomatic.

For accurate diagnosis, doctors are interviewed and examined by the patient, and also conduct a whole range of studies. In particular, they take a general smear. In the case of men, the secretion of the prostate gland, excretion from the urogenital canal is used for analysis, and with women - secretion from the back of the vagina. When excretions and other severe symptoms of trichomoniasis, specialists conduct additional studies, for example, planting on the flora.

Strong> Treatment

Treated from trichomoniasis should both the sexual partner, and not one of them. During the struggle against the disease, it is necessary to refrain from sexual intercourse, and also to try to eliminate the factors negatively affecting immunity.

For people with trichomoniasis, doctors usually prescribe metronidazole, prescribe physiotherapy, prostate massage, immunotherapy. With a complicated and chronic trichomoniasis, you need to take several antimicrobial drugs at the same time.

It is impossible to cure trichomoniasis independently. Trying to defeat the disease, a person can translate it into a chronic form, which is dangerous due to the occurrence of various complications.