Is there a single dose option that is not the usual drug?
I cannot face a week of tablets that make me feel awful. Someone mentioned there are other single dose options.
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Trichomoniasis
Trich. Symptoms, testing pitfalls, metronidazole treatment, partner treatment and reinfection.
Trich and bacterial vaginosis at the same time
Diagnosed with both. Am I being treated twice for the same thing, since it looks like the same drug?
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Is the alcohol warning with metronidazole real?
Given a course and told absolutely no alcohol, including for days afterwards. A pharmacist friend says the interaction is largely a myth. Who is right?
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How long have I had this? We are long term
Together six years, both of us faithful as far as I know, and I have just been diagnosed. Where does that leave us?
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The smell has not gone
Finished the course. Discharge improved, the smell has not. Do I need retreating?
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Given a single dose but I read women should get seven days
Treated with a single dose. Afterwards I read that a longer course is recommended for women and now I am wondering whether I got the right…
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Does trich increase HIV risk?
Read that trichomoniasis makes HIV more likely and could not tell whether that was a real finding or scaremongering.
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Does trich cause problems in pregnancy?
Diagnosed at twenty weeks. Told it is treatable and not told much else.
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Treated but symptoms came back after a few weeks
Finished treatment, everything cleared, and about three weeks later it's back. Same symptoms. I'm assuming this means the treatment didn't work?
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Trich found during pregnancy
Picked up on testing while pregnant. Reading has thrown up all sorts of things about pregnancy outcomes and I would like something calmer.
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Can it be picked up on a smear test?
My smear result mentioned trichomonas. I did not think that test was looking for infections.
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Partner has no symptoms. Does he really need treatment?
I was diagnosed, he feels completely fine and thinks he does not need anything. I do not know how hard to push.
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Metallic taste and I feel dreadful
Three days into the course. Persistent metal taste, no appetite, slight headache. Is this normal or am I reacting badly?
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Can men be tested for this reliably?
I was diagnosed, my partner went in, and he was told testing in men is unreliable and he would just be treated. Is that a real…
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We had sex before his treatment finished
Both treated but the timing overlapped badly. Have we undone the whole thing?
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Allergic to metronidazole. What else is there?
Reacted badly to metronidazole years ago. Now diagnosed with trich and unsure what happens.
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How soon can I retest after treatment?
Finished treatment, symptoms gone. When is retesting actually meaningful rather than just picking up leftovers?
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What are the symptoms in men?
My partner has been diagnosed. I have nothing at all. Is there something I should be looking for?
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replies 3 months ago
Kept getting told it was thrush for months
Months of symptoms, three rounds of thrush treatment that did nothing, and it turned out to be trichomoniasis. I'm relieved to have an answer and quietly…
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Is trich even in a standard screen?
Had several screens over the years and never been tested for this. Was that an omission?
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replies 3 months, 1 week ago
Can I use a gel instead of tablets?
I have had a vaginal gel before for something similar. Could that work here and spare me the tablets?
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replies 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Does it affect fertility?
Diagnosed and now reading things that have frightened me about long term effects.
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replies 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Irritation continued but the retest was negative
Treated, retested a month later, negative. Still irritated and uncomfortable. Where does that leave me?
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replies 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Towels, pools, hot tubs
Read that this one survives outside the body better than the others. Is non sexual transmission realistic?
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replies 4 months ago
Trich after menopause
Sixty two, diagnosed last week, and every piece of information I find seems to be written for women in their twenties.
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