Knowledge Of Trichomoniasis Will Save You From Its Pain
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by: ElizabethCampbell
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Trichomoniasis is a very common infection which can be transmitted easily and can affect 30% of the sexually active women and 25% in the case of men. It is a disease that affects only the genital and urinary areas, thus the urethra for men and the urethra and vagina in women.
A microscopic parasite known as Trichomonas Vaginalis is the cause of this infection.
Trichomoniasis can be contracted through vaginal sex and use of contaminated sexual toys which is now in vogue. The disease is not transferable through oral sex. However, use of protection should not be disregarded notwithstanding your sexual preferences.
Knowing that the parasite can live for sometime outside its human host, care should be taken not to touch infected underwear as this could also trigger the infection.
Girls should take precaution when borrowing personal garments such as bathing suits or underpants as they could get infected if the owner of these things is infected. Using other people's towel, especially for drying the genital area could really be a big risk. It would be much more preferable to be cautious than to acquire the disease and have it treated afterwards.
Then again, the mother can transmit the infection to her baby girl.
For men, the disease does not produce symptoms most of the time. Thus, it can go on unnoticed. However, this is not a good thing since this could lead to a recurring infection unless treated.
Unlike virus or bacteria, the Trichomonas Vaginalis, which is a parasite, is not prone to living outside the human body for an extended period of time. It could only be out for not more than two hours. As a matter of fact, there is a very small possibility that the infection can be transmitted from common bathrooms as in general, people are already aware of these things.
The vagina is the preferred site of the parasite because of the wet environment. For women, the period between menstruations produces abundant secretion and therefore presents more opportunity for the parasite to develop. Additionally, there are other microbes that are normally found there,
In addition, during sexual intercourse, minor traumas may happen, causing small lesions, which are otherwise not noticeable. In men, although the urethra does not present an ideal environment for growth for the parasite, it can still live there.
To continue, you will now have a separate picture of the disease, in the case of women and men. Thus, the disease can emerge in the case of young women especially at the beginning of their sexual life. Then, an abundant secretion can be visible as its color is white or greenish and its smell is quite unpleasant. Besides, you can have slight burning or smarting pain and itching feeling apart from the emergence of red areas between your legs. You can feel pain while having sex; therefore, you prefer to avoid it. Apart from these signs, it sometimes can emerge a complication called inguinal adenopathy.
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