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Trichomoniasis of the mouth
A 53-year-old male asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
No: The normal routes of transmission for Trichomoniasis are penis to vagina, vagina to penis or vagina to vagina. It would be uncommon for the infection... Read More
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256 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Livingstonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 24 years experience
Transmit by sex: Trichomoniasis is transmitted by sexual contact. You do not need to test your children and it is not transmitted via saliva. It does not cause sores i... Read More
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1.2k viewsReviewed Dec 24, 2022
A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Aaron Amentanswered
60 years experience
DIFFERENT: These are very different problems. Cold sores are viral and trichomonas is a cellular organism. They require different medications.
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4.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Parasite vs virus: Trichomoniasis is an std caused by the trichomonas vaginalis parasite. Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus (most often hsv i but less ... Read More
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4.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
This would be risk free in regard to trichomonas, which doesn't usually infect the oral cavity and is rarely if ever transmitted by oral sex.
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Reviewed Nov 05, 2022
A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
No risk for trich: T. tenax is normal in the mouth but is not known to cause genital infection. Oral sex probably never transmits trichomonas of any kind. Urethral irrit... Read More
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1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Sexually: Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted disease from a parasite called Trichomonas Vaginalis. Most often women become infected by penis to vaginal co... Read More
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4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Urology 53 years experience
Here are some ...: Two possibilities: Either you have been able to fend off trich or you're asymptomatic. Remember: Due to individual variation in defense immune ability... Read More
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3.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Banks Hinshawanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 45 years experience
No: Trichomonas is only an annoying superficial amoebic infection. A few rare cases of systemic infection have been reported.
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6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Banks Hinshawanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 45 years experience
Yes: Trichomonas is susceptible to metronidazole, a safe form of treatment.
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6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ankush Bansalanswered
Internal Medicine 16 years experience
Trich: Not trick but trich (pronounced trick) - short for trichomoniasis.
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6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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