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Urology (Expert Forum)
TRICOMONASIS
Answered by
Kevin Pho, MD - Internal Medicine
Kevin Pho, MD
Boston - MA
Questions in the Urology forum are answered by Dr. Stephen Liroff, affiliated with the Henry Ford Hospital. Topics covered include benign prostate disease, penis curvature, cystisis, kidney stones, pediatric urology, prostate, sexual dysfunction, urinary tract infections (UTI), and urological cancers.
TRICOMONASIS
by THADD, Jul 22, 2004 12:00AM
MY WIFE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH TRICOMONASIS. SHE WAS TOLD I PASSED TO HER AS A STD. OVER THE LAST 15 YRS. OR SO. I'VE HAD A FEW UTI'S. NO ONE COULD TELL ME WHAT WAS CAUSING THEM. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I HAD AN OPERATION BECAUSE MY URINARY TRACK WAS COLLAPSING.`EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTILL ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO IHAD ANOTHER UTI. MY LEFT TESTICAL WAS SWOLLEN AND PAINFUL. I WAS TOLD BECAUSE OF MY SUGAR LEVEL WAS TOO HIGH AND IT CAUSED AN INFECTION WHICH CAUSED MY TESTICAL TO SWELL. RIGHT NOW I AM BEWILDERED AS TO HOW I CAN PASS A STD OF THIS TYPE TO MY WIFE IF I HAVE'NT BEEN SLEEPING AROUND. IF IN FACT I DID PASS THIS TO HER
IS THERE ANY WAY POSSIBLE THAT I CAN GET THIS OTHER THAN SEXUAL CONTACT? CAN THIS STD ORIGINATE IN ME?
IS THERE ANY WAY POSSIBLE THAT I CAN GET THIS OTHER THAN SEXUAL CONTACT? CAN THIS STD ORIGINATE IN ME?
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Pho, MD, Jul 25, 2004 12:00AM
, Jul 25, 2004 12:00AM
Trichomoniasis affects approximately 180 million women worldwide and 2 to 3 million American women annually, making it the third most common cause of vaginitis. The disorder is virtually always sexually transmitted and the organism can be identified in 30 to 40 percent of the male sexual partners of infected women.
Of course, nothing is impossible, but I am not aware of a non-STD form of transmission for this disease. If both of you are absolutely sure there has not been any STDs involved, you may want another opinion on the diagnosis.
Followup with your personal physician is essential.
This answer is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice - the information presented is for patient education only. Please see your personal physician for further evaluation of your individual case.
Kevin, M.D.
Medical Weblog:
kevinmd_b
Bibliography:
Sobel. Overview of vaginitis. UptoDate, 2004.
Of course, nothing is impossible, but I am not aware of a non-STD form of transmission for this disease. If both of you are absolutely sure there has not been any STDs involved, you may want another opinion on the diagnosis.
Followup with your personal physician is essential.
This answer is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice - the information presented is for patient education only. Please see your personal physician for further evaluation of your individual case.
Kevin, M.D.
Medical Weblog:
kevinmd_b
Bibliography:
Sobel. Overview of vaginitis. UptoDate, 2004.
