Trichomonas Infection: did partner transmit a STD via Infide Posted: 10-23-06 08:09am
I have only been with one guy for nearly
ten years and a couple of years ago I
contracted tricamonus, I was wondering if
he cheated on me and then I got it, or if
a person can have it for that long and not
know it. I went on a week long vacation
and about two weeks after I got back I
started having symptoms. Does this sound
like a cheating thing or could he have had
it for nearly eight years before giving it
to me?
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Sexual Health - Women Answer A1712 Posted: 10-27-06 04:57am
Vaginal inflammation (colpitis) due to a
Trichomonas vaginalis is a common sexually
transmitted disease (STD). Males usually
don’t get the infection because the
urethra is more resistant to the infective
agent. In rare cases, Trichomonas can
affect the urethra, prostate or epididymis
in males. Males are usually
non-symptomatic transmitters of the
infection. Females can get the infection
in rare cases of very bad hygiene of the
genitals, as well as via unprotected sex.
In your case, it doesn’t seem likely
that your partner had the infection for 8
years. Even if he was a non-symptomatic
transmitter, you would have gotten the
infection much earlier.
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