Urethritis caused by trichomonas infection is one of the most common urogenital pathologies in women. Trichomonads are transmitted only through sexual contact, so this disease is referred to as STD. Vaginal trichomonas is a very infectious flagellar parasite, and men are more likely to carry the disease, and women suffer from it in full.
The vaginal secret is a nutrient medium for the growth and development of trichomonads, which multiply intensively by dividing and cause an inflammatory reaction in the body. Toxins - the products of the life of trichomonads - cause a general deterioration of the patient's condition.
Sooner or later, trichomonads from the vagina migrate into the urethra, affecting the urethral mucosa and causing urethritis. Thus, in women, trichomonas vaginitis and urethritis are combined.
Symptoms of trichomoniasis urethritis
The first symptoms of trichomonas urethritis in women are manifested in the range of 2 to 10 days from the time of infection. At the same time, the number of patients who have obvious signs of the disease is no more than 12%. The rest of the patients have no special complaints.
Signs of trichomoniasis urethritis in women is itching and burning in the urethra, painful and frequent urination, discomfort during sexual intercourse. After sex and after drinking alcohol, the symptoms may worsen.
Treatment of trichomoniasis urethritis in women
A prerequisite for the treatment of swelling is the simultaneous treatment of a woman and her sexual partner, otherwise a re-infection is guaranteed. At the time of treatment, sexual life should go into standby mode until complete healing.
At the heart of the treatment of trichomoniasis urethritis is the taking of antibiotics with the active substance metronidazole (Metrogil, Trichopol) for 5-10 days, depending on the chosen treatment tactics. The doctor prescribes the dosage and the regimen for taking the antibiotic.
In the chronic course of urethritis, instillations are carried out - directing directly into the urethra of the therapeutic solution. The criterion for the treatment of trichomonatal urethritis in women is the absence in smears from the vagina, urethra and cervical canal of trichomonads 10 days after the end of the course of treatment, after a month and after 2 months.