https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo Trichomoniasis en-us 2023-04-13 03:24:56 UTC 2023-04-16 06:23:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://www.verywellhealth.com/thmb/_eM8gYiRbE5I8_k8lMfaTtgxlpw=/6000x4000/filters:fill(87E3EF,1)/trichomonas-vaginalis--illustration-685024165-c4d162ac9f8448a7aac98bee39310239.jpg cnfleener01 https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2552515977 Trichomoniasis is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by Trichomonas vaginalis (a protozoan parasite). It is also sometimes called "trich". 


]]> 2023-04-13 03:49:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2552515977 cnfleener01 https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2552517399 2023-04-13 03:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2552517399 cnfleener01 https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2552522398 You contract trichomoniasis by having sexual intercourse with an infected individual. During sex, the parasite usually spreads from a penis to a vagina, or from a vagina to a penis. It can also spread from vagina to vagina.

WOMEN: infection found in the lower genital tract (vuvla, vagina, cervix, or urethra)

MEN: infection found inside of the penis (urethra) ]]> 2023-04-13 03:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2552522398 cnfleener01 https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2552524337 Two Trichomonas vaginalis parasites, magnified (seen under a microscope)]]> 2023-04-13 03:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2552524337 cnfleener01 https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2552530964 About 70% of people with the infection do not have any signs or symptoms!!

WOMEN:
- Itching, burning, redness, or pain of the genitals
- Dysuria (discomfort when urinating)
- Vaginal Discharge (clear, white, yellowish, or greenish) (frothy appearance) (fishy odor)

MEN:
- Itching or pain inside the penis
- Burning after urinating or ejaculating 
- Discharge from penis (clear, white, yellowish, or greenish) (frothy appearance) (fishy odor)]]> 2023-04-13 04:08:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2552530964 cnfleener01 https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2552535495 Women usually go into labor early if they have trichomoniasis and their babies usually have a low birth weight (less than 5.5). ]]> 2023-04-13 04:14:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2552535495 cnfleener01 https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2552536634 2023-04-13 04:15:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2552536634 cnfleener01 https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2555547876 Nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) is the gold standard and looks for genetic material (DNA/ RNA) of the parasite obtained through a urine sample or a swab of the vagina and cervix. 

Vaginal pH greater than 4.5. 

Vaginal swab (wet prep) to look for motile, flagellated trichomonads and increased WBCs. ]]> 2023-04-16 02:33:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2555547876 cnfleener01 https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2555548143 2023-04-16 02:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2555548143 cnfleener01 https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2555548265 24 or younger and sexually active should be tested yearly 

If older than 24 and you have a new partner, traded sex for money or drugs, did not use a condom, and have had sex with multiple people. ]]> 2023-04-16 02:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2555548265 cnfleener01 https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2555549504 Metronidazole 2 grams in a single dose (NO ALCHOL FOR 48 HOURS AFTER THE LAST DOSE OF MEDICATION)

Pregnancy: Clotrimazole 1% vaginal cream daily for 7 days in the first trimester; Metronidazole 2 grams by mouth once in 2nd and 3rd trimester. ]]> 2023-04-16 02:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2555549504 cnfleener01 https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2555549788 Abstain from sexual activity until treatment is complete


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WOMEN: vaginitis, urethritis, and cervicitis; infertility, preterm delivery, low- birth weight infants, susceptibility to herpes simplex virus and human papillomavirus infection, and cervical cancer. ]]> 2023-04-16 03:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2555555407 cnfleener01 https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2555555540 2023-04-16 03:03:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2555555540 cnfleener01 https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2555555665 2023-04-16 03:04:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2555555665 cnfleener01 https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2555556592 2023-04-16 03:07:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2555556592 cnfleener01 https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2555558190 2023-04-16 03:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2555558190 cnfleener01 https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2555559194 2023-04-16 03:16:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2555559194 cnfleener01 https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2555559619 2023-04-16 03:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cnfleener01/nk3pg8zvm70dvzfo/wish/2555559619