Trichomonas And Hiv

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Kenya: Infection With Trichomonas Vaginalis Increases the Risk of HIV-1 Acquisition

In this prospective study, investigators hoped to determine whether Trichomonas vaginalis infection is associated with an increased risk of HIV-1 infection. From February 1993 through March 2004, HIV-1-seronegative female sex workers at a city... Read more »

Trichomonas Vaginalis Treatment Reduces Vaginal HIV-1 Shedding

The researchers wrote that vaginal HIV-1 shedding has been associated with Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) infection and may play a role in HIV transmission. The study's purpose was to determine if effective TV treatment reduces the presence of vaginal... Read more »

Prevalence and Correlates of Trichomonas Vaginalis Infection Among Female U.S. Federal Prison Inmates

Previous studies have noted Trichomonas vaginalis prevalence rates of 22 percent to 47 percent among women entering U.S. jails and state prisons. The authors of the current report sought to determine prevalence of the STD among inmates in two... Read more »

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Trichomonas

I have only been with him and he has only been with me For six years. I have been diagnosed with tric. How could this be if it has been just the two of us for 6 years?...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

Trichomonas is spread by sexual transmission. There is no way for you to get Trichomonas except by having sex with an infected partner. Men are usually not symptomatic when they have Trichomonas. One of you must have contracted it from someone else.... Read more »

trichamonsis

how can it spread to other parts of the body...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Trichomonas is a sexually transmitted disease and usually infects the genital and anal areas, although it can infect the mouth as well.... Read more »

Necesito una respuesta sincera doctor...

Estimado Doctor Santana. Hace 12 semanas tuve un encuentro sin preservativo con una prostituta. Despus de realizarme una prueba especfica para Gonorrea, sifilis, Trichomonas todos negativos, me voy a realizar la prueba de VIH. Son muchas las...

Response from Jorge Santana Bagur, M.D.

Universidad de Puerto Rico

Estimado Luis:Es extremadamente bajo el riesgo si alguno en especial cuando todas las demas pruebas de enfermedades de transmision sexual han sido negativas.... Read more »

HIV worry has caused my body to fall apart (JUST MADE A DONATION OF 70$)

Thank you for all that you do, Doc.I had protected oral and vaginal sex with a sex worker in Spain on the 7-8th of June. Since then, I have had some STD tests done. My initial symptoms included frequent urination but that went away after a week and...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Worried in Moscow,Protected sex is indeed protected, assuming the latex or polyurethane condom was used properly and did not fail (break). Consequently, your HIV-exposure risk is essentially nonexistent (assuming you meet the above conditions). A... Read more »

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Worried Please HELP!!!!!

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

hi huys, i had unprotected sex with a sex worker last feb 10,2006. after a week i was diagnosed as having chlamydia and trichomonas vaginis. i went to see two doctors they both gave me antibiotics and after 2 weeks my std was gone. the younger... Read more »

std test

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I had protected sex and 3 days later i had std test done they said everything was negative and they told me that i Should wait a month to make it conclusive and I also heard that you should wait 3 months which one is right . ? the only ones that... Read more »

Need HELP PLEASE!!!!! GETTING PARANOID!!!!!!

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

hi huys,last early feb.,2006 i had sex with a sex worker at a club. at first we used condom but during the latter part of the session, we had unprotected sex. i saw some blood on the sheets from her vagina. she is small around 5'0" while i am around... Read more »

So confused. Someone please help

Posted by Dolly123, 2 Replies

Hello

I am a 28 year old female. I was sexually assaulted and raped in feb/2011. In early march I became very ill with extreme fatigue. I had night sweats, blurred vision, a dye tongue ad well as what looked like a yeast infection and many other... Read more »

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