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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dose trick come from dirty sexual intercourse like if you come home from work and don't wash before sex and can a double uti or a yeast cause trick in females?
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Dr. John cuong Doananswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Trichimonas is a: separate and distinct infection from yeast or other bacterial vaginal infections. Trichomonas is a protozoal infection that is sexually transmitted. It has nothing to do with washing before intercourse. UTI or yeast infection likewise will not cause trichomonas, though they frequently co-exist. Symptoms of trichomonas infection include urethral itching, greenish discharge, and pain on urinatio
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