Trichomoniasis

Symptoms:

females

• discomfort with intercourse
• vaginal itching
• vaginal pain
• profuse, greenish-yellow, frothy or foamy, vaginal discharge with a foul or strong smell (malodorous)
• labial or vulvar swelling
• labial or vulvar itching
• itching of the inner thighs

males

• .burning after urination or ejaculation
• itching of urethra
• .slight discharge from urethra

Signs and tests:

A pelvic examination reveals red blotches on the vaginal wall or cervix. It may also reveal a distinctive, inflamed "strawberry cervix".

• A wet mount (microscopic examination of discharge) demonstrates rapidly moving (motile) trichomonads in the vaginal secretions.
• A wet prep (microscopic evaluation of the discharge) shows a vaginal discharge pH higher than 5 (more alkaline).
• A pap smear may also detect the presence of the organism.