Well, it is a sexually transmitted disease. If you really think you didn't give it to him, (although you could've) you could've gotten it from masturbating or something as well. Or he already had it. You never know.

The good thing is it is pretty easily treated. You will both get medicine and hopefully it will go away quickly and you'll be fine.

Even if you use condoms, if you have sex with someone who has an std, you are still at a slight risk.

How can you contract Trich by masturbating? Didn't realize that was possible.

You know I don't really know, I just read it. I think it might have to do with a situation where you touched someone else and then masturbated, or used toys that had touched someone else. I'll look it up again and try figure out how.

yeh i read something abut sharing sex toys as well . Every site i read says something different, like one says u can get it from oral sex and another says u cant (that confuses me as it then goes on to say always use condoms when having oral sex)

Whether or not you can catch trich from oral doesn't mean you can't catch other nasites, that's what the site meant.

I think regardless of the risk of actual trich, you need to always use protection because you CAN get a bunch of other std's from oral.

That's the best explanation I could find, though (about sharing toys and masturbation and stuff).

all fixed thanks but his test proved neg for it. hes still been given tablets and we are gona play safe from now on x

Did you figure out where you got it? It's a mystery....

Trichomoniasis is found worldwide. In the United States, the highest number of cases are seen in women between age 16 and 35. Trichomonas vaginalis cannot survive in the mouth or rectum, and therefore must be transmitted through penis-to-vagina intercourse or vulva-to-vulva contact with an infected partner.

The disease can affect both men and women, but the symptoms differ between the two groups. The infection usually does not cause symptoms in men and goes away on its own in a few weeks. In some cases, a man might have burning, itching, or a discharge. Occasionally, some men with trichomoniasis may develop prostatitis or epididymitis from the infection.

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In women:

A pelvic examination reveals red blotches vaginal wall or cervix. A wet prep (microscopic examination of discharge) shows the infection-causing organisms in vaginal fluids. A pap smear may also detect the presence of the organism.

In men:

The disease can be hard to diagnose in men. Men are treated if the infection is diagnosed in any of their sexual partners.



http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/ar ticle/001331.htm