How is Trich diagnosed?

[leemur]

This is where, if I were listening to me, I'd be hiding my feelings of pity for the foolish, duped bride that was so misled by that awful lout! BUt I have to ask anyway - I've  been married 5 years and only been seeing my doctor  for a few months, so I trust Husband more than Doctor.  After having an IUD installed, I was given an anti-biotic "in case," but it made me nauseous, and I felt fine, so I didn't complete the perscription. I DID wait 10 days before having sex with my husband - just to be safe. I was mildly irritated after the first night, but figured we were out of practice. After the second night, I knew I had an infection. I returned to the doctor, who recommended pro-biotics (baccilus) until my period - maybe that would flush it. After my period the infection came back, so I returned with the question, am I rejecting this thing, or is it just a mild resulting infection? She gave me a 5-day flagil perscription. The infection persisted until about the 7th day - I was clean for another 4 days before I risked sex with husband - and infection recurred, worse than before.  The symptoms reminded me of Trich (18 yrs ago, I had it, and a few other things..ugh!) - snotty green mucus discharge and insanely itchy.  I told her I thought i might be getting it back from husband, and I asked,"could it be trich?" She took a sample, stepped out of the room, came back and said, "Yep - It looks like trich". She perscribed flagil for both of us (twice the dose this time for 7 days) and when i asked, "How could I have gotten this?" she said, we couldn't be sure, there are those in the STD only and others of the "Toilet seat" camp - She literally said "Toilette seat!". Well - Everything I've read about it indicates that that's the dumbest assumption on the planet! But I just KNOW Husband hasn't cheated! AND I'm not in some weird denial about myself, either... OF course I told him, and it is reaking a little havoc on both of us, but we're trying to maintain perspective... How likely is it that i was misdiagnosed? IS there a better test? What is it and where do I get one?

[CanLose]

Trich is transmitted through sex. I believe someone who didn't want to get busted for cheating made that Toilette seat thing up.

One word of advice, and I know you know your husband better than anyone, Never say what your man won't do, because behind close doors anything can happen. Remember what goes on in the dark, will eventually come into the light.

[stillHurting]

Your doctor probably saw the trich on a slide.  That method is not very sensitive, meaning it will miss a lot of infections, but it is pretty specific, meaning that if she's well trained in recognition, that's probably what was going on.  Did the flagyl relieve your symptoms?  That's obviously another strong indication.  

So is there a better test?  Yes, but in your case, it wouldn't be accurate now anyway.  And the test you had is a very good indication of your infection.

But I would not beat yourself up about trying to figure things out.  It's not thought that Trich is carried very long, however, there have been people on the forum who said they carried it for years.  So, it's hard to say if the infection is a new or old one.

One note though...always finish your antibiotics!  The last thing you want is an antibiotic resistant strain of something hanging around.