james sameul asked:

Vaginitis is an inflammation of the vagina, and affects women of all ages. Infections and allergies can cause vaginitis. Inflammation occurs when hormones, hygiene, bacteria, or sexual activity throw off the delicate balance of microorganisms inside the ******. Vaginitis symptoms and treatment differ depending on the causative agent: bacteria, the protozoan parasite Trichomonas vaginalis, yeast, an allergen, or a decrease in estrogen. About 75% of all women will suffer from at least one yeast infection; half will have more than one during their lifetimes. Some vaginal infections, such as bacterial vaginosis and trichomoniasis, put women at greater risk for more serious conditions, such as premature delivery of a baby.

Bacteria, yeast, viruses, chemicals in creams or sprays, or even clothing can cause vaginitis. Sometimes, vaginitis occurs from organisms that are passed between sexual partners. In addition, the vaginal environment is influenced by a number of different factors including a woman’s health, her personal hygiene, medications, hormones (particularly estrogen), and the health of her sexual partner. A disturbance in any of these factors can trigger vaginitis.

Infection — Candida trachomatis is a common cause of infection. In addition, the bacteria that normally inhabit the ****** can multiply for unknown reasons and cause a strong-smelling vaginal discharge. This is known as non-specific vaginitis.

Allergic reaction — this may be caused by spermicidal creams, bath oils or soaps.

Yeast infections

Yeast infections occur when certain internal or external factors change the normal environment of your ****** and trigger an overgrowth of a microscopic fungus — the most common being C. albicans. A yeast infection isn’t considered a sexually transmitted disease. Besides causing most vaginal yeast infections, C. albicans also causes infections in other moist areas of your body, such as in your mouth (thrush), skin folds and fingernail beds. The fungi can also cause diaper rash.

When normal, the healthy female can have more or less leucorrhea, its characteristic is: (1) the ovulation period leucorrhea egg final proof is likely transparent, may pull the very long silk; (2) around the menstruation may slightly bring red, (3) the menstruation second half of quantity are few, wiredrawing difference. In the puberty, the menstruation intermediate stage, the menstruation earlier period, the gestation period, the quantity want many, other time leucorrhea’s quantity are not many.

Hormonal Vaginitis – most often occurs in postpartum or postmenopausal women in the form of atrophic (thinning) vaginitis. Hormonal vaginitis can also occur in prepubescent girls due to endocrine system imbalance.

Vaginitis is usually caused by an infection. The infection can be transmitted through ***. Vaginitis is rarely caused by stds.

Unhygienic conditions combined with wrong dietary habits increase toxemia thereby lowering body resistance. According to the nature cure philosophy, whenever the body is loaded with toxins or morbid matter, it tried to eliminate it through the eliminative organs. In women, this elimination is established in the form of profused discharge, that is leucorrhoea, initially, in later stages, the discharge can become offensive in cases of chronic inflammation.

Vaginitis has various causes. It may result from bacterial infections, fungal infection, protozoan infection, contact dermatitis or even an allergic reaction. Vaginitis affects millions of women and is one of the primary reasons women visit their doctor. Trichomonas is sexually transmitted, but other vaginitis infections are not usually sexually transmitted.

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James S. Pendergraft asked:

Trichomoniasis or most commonly known as Trich and is considered to be the main cause of vaginitis. It spreads through external water sources and is also considered to be a sexually transmitted disease or STD. It is manly the infection of the urogenitical tract.

Causes:

Motile flagellated protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis is the root cause for the infection Trichomoniasis. With this parasite, worldwide around 174 million people are affected and it is the sexually transmitted infection and making it one of curable infection in the world.

15mm is the average size of Trichomoniasis (not visible to ***** eyes). This parasite’s reproduction occurs every 8 t o12 hours. Of the infected female partners 67% to 100% and male partners 14% to 60% this parasite Trichomoniasis was isolated. It is unclear that more than male why females are affected more.  Zinc contains are found in the fluid prostatic is one of the harmful chances to trichomonads.

Symptoms:

Men:

-Swelling in the ******* (A pouch of skin that contains epididymides, lower portions of the spermatic cords and the testes).

-Pain while urination

-Discharge of urethral

-The majority of the males have no symptoms

Women:

-Vaginal discharge

-Itchy, smelly and typically foamy and frothy discharge

-During ********* pain is possible (a sensation which is unpleasant that ranges from discomfort to agony and mild. It also has emotional and physical components)

-Itching in vagina

-Gray green or yellow discharge

-Infected females upto one third have no symptoms

-When the itching is started you have to take the medical care

Treatment: Self Care At Home

The treatment to this infection is of the choice antibiotics of the doctor. In addition some medicine therapies are available to the antibiotics. No scientific evidences support these therapies for use. Without an doctor’s consult and antibiotics which is appropriate should not be used this is called home therapy (using your own medicine),by doing home therapy it would lead to many sexually  transmitted diseases which are very harmful to our body like Chlamydia or  gonorrhea, syphilis and HIV. To increase the parasite killing activity you can add the juice of lemon to the following douches:

-One quart of water to one quart of vinegar

-Yogurt douches

-You can also try aromatherapy which helps to reduce the irritation during urinal

Medical Treatment:

The choice of the treatment is metronidazole (flagyl) except in the first trimester of your pregnancy and also it is important to note that not to consume alcohol during the drug consumption. This treatment is very large single dose which is effective very much. Partners should take care that though your partner might not have the symptoms it is safe to have your partner is evaluated and treated or else you may be infected.

May be your partner may be given a very large dose of this treatment or will be treated of the period of seven days. Or your doctor may not give the prescription without routinely examining your partner.

-So to avoid this infection safe *** and hygiene are helpful to prevent this infection.

-Do wear condoms during sex

-Towels and swimsuits should not be shared (until 45 minutes, because trichomonads are active till 45 minutes)

-Before and after *********** do wash

-After swimming the public pool do have a shower

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Alan Turningharn asked:

Trichomoniasis is one of the sexually transmitted diseases that is curable and caused by a microscopic parasite name Trichomonas vaginalis.

Trichomoniasis spreads or transmitted itself to other peoples during sexual *********** or even sexual contacts.

Trichomoniasis can also passed on to other peoples by clothing, towels, bedding etc.

From the static, women have a higher risk of infecting with trichomoniasis and usually between the age of 16 to 35 years old.

There is no clear evident to show the reasons why women have higher chance of infecting with trichomoniasis than men. Many expert assume that in men there are zinc or some other substance in the prostatic fluid that can kill or cause damage to the parasite.

The average size of trichomoniasis is only 15 mm which cannot be seen by human eye and it has the ability to reproduced itself every 7 to 12 hours.

Trichomoniasis Symptoms

In men, the symptoms are milder than women. These are the following illness signs to look out for: Urethral discharge, Pain during *********.

In women the signs of infection usually shown during 1 to 4 weeks after infection. The symptoms include: itching around vaginal area and sometime may have yellow or green discharge from the vaginal, painful during *********.

If the infection is left untreated then trichomoniasis can last for a few years. Person who are infected will find themself uncomfortable and have a high chance that they will get other types of sexually transmitted diseases due to low immunity from infection.

Men have a greater risk of developing ***** infection while women has a higher chance of infecting with HIV.

To be completely sure that you are free from trichomoniasis, you should see your doctor and do the standard STD testing.

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James S. Pendergraft asked:


Trichomoniasis is one of the sexually transmitted infections (or sexually transmitted diseases, STD) caused by a microscopic parasite, a protozoa. Usually it is found in urethral tissues and ******. Although women are likely to be infected men can be infected too. So let’s try to understand that

sexual transmitted disease.

Causes

This disease is the most widespread curable sexual infection. The trichomonad has an average size of 15 mm which cannot be seen by ***** eye and the parasites are reproduced every 8-12 hours. The figures show that men have more resistance to this parasite as only 14%-60% of men and 67%-100% of women with infected partners have the parasite.

It is not clear why women have more chance of getting infected than men. One possibility could be that the zinc and some substances that are harmful to trichomonads exist in the prostatic fluid.

Trichomoniasis Symptoms

Usually symptoms in men are milder than women, and in women it usually occurs in 1-4 weeks of the initial infection. As mentioned above infected men do not have any symptoms this they do not visit the doctor to receive medical treatments. To prevent re infection of the woman the sexual partner should be treated and evaluated as well.

The symptoms include:

Women

·Vaginal discharge

·Vaginal itching

·Itchy, smelly, and typically foamy or frothy discharge

·Yellow or green- gray discharge

·Pain during urination

·One-third of women who are infected do not have symptoms.

Men

 

·The majority do not have any symptoms

·Urethral discharge

·Pain during urination

·swelling and pain in ******* -from epididymitis

Trichomoniasis Treatment

Medical Treatment

The treatment is metronidazole “Flagyl” which incase of pregnancy should not be taken during first trimester. It should be kept in mind not to take the medicine and drink alcohol same time, as the combination can cause vomiting and abdominal pain

Self-Care at Home

Apart from medical treatments there are home treatments which should not be substitute and preferred to the medical treatment. However always keep in mind that it is always better to consult your doctor at first!

·Having a warm bath and a natural ****** may help increase the parasite killing activity. Best to add juice of a lemon to the ****** :Vinegar ****** – vinegar, 1 tea spoon, warm water 1 quart.

·Aromatherapy: bergamot oil -Citrus aurantium var bergamia, helps dry up the irritating discharge. You can add it to bath water or use it in *******.

Metronidazole (Flagyl)

·A high dosage can be very effective but may increase the side effects like vomiting and nausea.

·An alternative is to take pills two times a day for a week.

(Gyne-Lotrimin, Mycelex-7)

In case of having symptoms and pregnancy:

·Clotrimazole is a vaginal Medicine and should be inserted for two weeks at night.

·It decreases the symptoms, with a cure rate of only 20%.

Partners

 

·The man will have to take either a large dose or be treated for a week.

·Keep in mind that the doctor might not write a prescription unless evaluating her/or him first.

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