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Can you get trichomoniasis without being sexually active?
Trichomoniasis is passed from an infected person to another primarily during sexual activity. In very rare cases, it can be transferred from an infected mother to her unborn child.
Any sexual activity during vaginal, oral or anal sex can cause the infection to spread.
Even if your partner has no symptoms, they can spread the infection.
Sometimes, even if a man does not ejaculate the infection can still spread to the woman through genital contact.
Trich can also be passed between women who have sex with women.
Infected sex toys can also transmit the infection.
This parasitic infection does not spread through casual contact, so you can’t get it from sharing food or drinks, kissing, hugging and holding hands. Toilet seats also do not provide the ideal environment for the parasite to grow and infect a person.
If women who have human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) get trich, they have a high risk of more complications. It can be controlled with proper treatment. Successful treatment of a trich infection may reduce HIV transmission by mucosal routes.
Trich mostly infects women who are sexually active or those who are between the ages of 35 to 40 years old. Other predisposing factors may include sex trading, smoking, multiple sexual partners and low socioeconomic status.
How do you avoid getting trichomoniasis?
The best way to prevent a sexually transmitted infection (STI) is to not have vaginal, oral or anal sex. If this is not possible, other means to decrease the risk of transmission include
How does a doctor treat trichomoniasis?
Trichomoniasis is easily curable with antibiotics, such as metronidazole or tinidazole. These antibiotics usually come in a pill form that you can swallow in a single dose.
During antibiotic treatment
What are the complications of untreated trichomoniasis?
Untreated trich can cause genital inflammation that makes it easier to become infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Women with trichomoniasis have a high risk of
Pregnant women with trichomoniasis are at a high risk of
Premature delivery with babies born before 37 weeks of gestation.
Low birth weight babies (less than 5 1/2 pounds).
Your gynecologist may prescribe metronidazole antibiotic to treat a trichomoniasis infection during any stage of pregnancy. Talk to your gynecologist about the benefits and risks of taking any medicine during pregnancy.
Men with untreated trichomoniasis may have a high risk of
References
Medscape Medical Reference
WHO
https://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/4/06-031922/en/
CDC
https://www.cdc.gov/std/trichomonas/stdfact-trichomoniasis.htm
American Sexual Health Association
https://www.ashasexualhealth.org/trichomoniasis/
WomensHealth.gov
https://www.womenshealth.gov/a-z-topics/trichomoniasis
https://www.womenshealth.gov/a-z-topics/sexually-transmitted-infections
American Society for Microbiology
https://cmr.asm.org/content/30/3/811
NHS
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/trichomoniasis/
KidsHealth.org
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/trichomoniasis.html