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A member asked:
Is it possible to get trichimoniasis from a toliet seat or to have it again after being treated 2 years ago?
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Yes: Catching from the toilet seat would be a difficult process but possible. If the womanb's perineum touched discharge (fairly fresh) contained on a toilet seat or if infected bowl water splashed up onto the perineum, then trichomonad could colonized the vagina and yield an infection. Yes, you can have it again after 2 years. Usually a reinfeciton. Trich can live a long time subclinically.
Answered 12/20/2012
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Reinfection: The normal routes of transmission for Trichomoniasis are penis to vagina, vagina to penis or vagina to vagina. Not vagina or penis to toilet seat. Trichomoniasis can be a silent disease. So it could be brewing without even knowing it. Reinfection from sexual contact may be the cause after treatment two years ago.
Answered 10/30/2018
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