Trich is a sexually transmitted disease {STD}. It is also called as Trichomonas infection and Trichomoniasis. Trich is a vaginal infection caused by a sexually transmitted parasitic organism Trichomonas Vaginalis, a single cell protozoan parasite, and microscopic-one cell animal, found worldwide. This parasite, lives in the urogenital tract of males and females, lives in fluids of the vagina or under the foreskin of the penis. This parasite is a single cell protozoan parasite with a whip-like tail that is uses to propel it self through vaginal and urethral mucus. This parasite lives in the urogenital tract of males and females and can infect any sexually active person. Trichomoniasis {trich} is a (STD) that is spread through penis-to-vagina intercourse or vulva-to-vulva contact with an infected partner. Women can acquire the disease from infected men or women. Men usually contract it only from infected women. The parasite that causes trichomoniasis can survive for several hours in a moist environment. In very rare cases, it may be possible to get trich by coming in contact with an object like a wet towel, a bathing suit, or a toilet seat that a person who has trich has just used. But it's unusual to get trichomoniasis without some sort of sexual contact. For women, these parasites may infect the vagina, urethra, bladder or cervix but vagina is the most common site of infection in women. In men, the infection is usually in the urethra, or under the foreskin of uncircumcised men. Many women and most men (particularly men) do not have any symptoms of trich. About 50% of women infected with trich and 90% of infected men do not have symptoms. Due to the lack of symptoms in both men and women, it is important to discuss your level of risk with your health care provider and get tested. Otherwise, you run the risk of unknowingly infecting your sexual partner. If symptoms appear, they usually start within 1 week of being infected but can start from 1 to 6 months after being infected. Symptoms in females are painful urination and intercourse, vaginal itching and odour, lower abdominal pain {rarely}, yellow green and gray discharge with a foul or strong smell. Symptoms in man are painful ejaculation, burning and pain during urination and urinating more often then usual, irritation or redness on the top of the penis, pain and inflammation of the scrotum, intermittent frothy or pus-like discharge from the urethra (the canal through which urine and semen are discharged) usually early in the morning, thin and whitish penis discharge. Specially note that Trichomoniasis {trich} symptoms usually refer to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Trich signs may refers to those signs only noticeable by a doctor. Trich may be transmitted from a mother to her baby during a vaginal delivery, but this is rare. Trichomoniasis may cause a woman to deliver a low-birth-weight or premature infant. Women with trich in the first three months of pregnancy should not take medicine for trich because it might hurt the baby. You can take medicine after the first three months. Talk to your health care provider about them. Trichomoniasis can be treated with antibiotics. Both sexual partners should be considered infected and treated at the same time, even if one has no symptoms. Human can avoid trich or any other STD through safe sex. If you are a sexually active person you should consult your doctor to avoid STD.
Submitted By:shoaib

5/2/2007

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