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How do you get trichomonis vaginalis? they prescribed me with metronidazole/flagyl. will this work to take this disease away...i want to prevent it

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Trichomoniasis: Trichomoniasis can be treated w one or multiple oral doses of metronidazole or tinidazole. These are antibiotics which your doctor can order. Metronidazole is 90 to 95% effective and tinidazole is 86 to 100% effective.

Answered 10/29/2018

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