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I know that it can be quickly and easily treated but is it possible for trichomoniasis to lay dormant in the body for many years?
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Trich is a vaginal: Disease, rarely it could get up in the uterus , but trich almost always causes symptoms of vaginal malodorous and unpleasant discharge and it is transmitted from a partner.
Answered 3/1/2018
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If untreated: Trichomoniasis can remain in body for months to years (possibly in a silent state). Men are more apt to have silent infection than women.
Answered 10/29/2018
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