Trichomoniasis

Does trich increase HIV risk?

Read that trichomoniasis makes HIV more likely and could not tell whether that was a real finding or scaremongering.

small_hours 4 weeks ago

NoteMember experience, not medical advice. Symptoms overlap between infections and only a test can tell them apart.

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kite_and_string 4 weeks ago

It is a real and long standing finding rather than scaremongering. Inflammation of the genital tract makes acquiring HIV easier, and trichomoniasis causes exactly that kind of inflammation.

The practical consequence is simply that treating it matters, and that a trich diagnosis is a reasonable moment to test for everything else and to ask about PrEP if it is relevant to you.

far_field 3 weeks ago

Worth keeping the size of it in perspective. It raises risk relative to not having it; it does not make transmission likely on its own.

almostfine 3 weeks ago

Same logic applies to other things that cause inflammation or open sores. It is an argument for treating promptly, not for panic.

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