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What are the symptoms of Trichomonas?

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In women, trichomonas vaginalis lives only in the vagina and the urethra, causing urethritis and vaginitis. It is pathogenic to the genitourinary tract. In men it can also cause urethritis and progress to prostatitis.

Women may experience the following trichomonas vaginalis symptoms:

Nothing – 50% are silent
Unusual vaginal discharge - usually a pale frothy yellow-green colour
Vulvar itching (often severe) with burning, redness and swelling
Bleeding between periods or during or after sex
Pain with sex or when passing urine

Men might notice the following trichomonas vaginalis symptoms:

Men with Trichomonas often have urethritis and it can lead to prostatitis Urethritis characterized by pain passing urine,and urethral discharge Pain when passing urine Pain when ejaculating

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