Editing Trichomoniasis (section)

==Signs and symptoms==
[[File:Trichomonas vaginalis.webm|A single trichomonas by phase contrast microscopy|right]]
Most people infected with ''Trichomonas vaginalis'' do not have any symptoms and it can be undetected for years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/std/trichomonas/stdfact-trichomoniasis.htm|title=STD Facts - Trichomoniasis|work=cdc.gov|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130219210323/http://www.cdc.gov/std/trichomonas/STDFact-Trichomoniasis.htm|archive-date=2013-02-19}}</ref> Symptoms include pain, burning or itching in the penis, urethra ([[urethritis]]), or vagina ([[vaginitis]]). Discomfort for both sexes may increase during [[Sexual intercourse|intercourse]] and [[urination]]. For women, there may also be a yellow-green, itchy, frothy, foul-smelling ("fishy" smell) [[Mucopurulent discharge|vaginal discharge]]. In rare cases, lower abdominal pain can occur. Symptoms usually appear within 5 to 28 days of exposure.<ref name="Trichomoniasis symptoms">[https://www.cdc.gov/STD/Trichomonas/STDFact-Trichomoniasis.htm#symptoms Trichomoniasis symptoms] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130219210323/http://www.cdc.gov/std/trichomonas/STDFact-Trichomoniasis.htm |date=2013-02-19 }}. cdc.gov</ref> Sometimes trichomoniasis can be confused with [[chlamydia]] because the symptoms are similar.<ref>{{cite web |title=Can Trichomoniasis Be Confused With Chlamydia? |url=https://www.mylabbox.com/chlamydia-trichomoniasis-confusion/ |website=mylabbox.com |date=6 March 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019}}</ref>

===Complications===
Trichomoniasis is linked to several serious complications.
* Trichomoniasis is associated with an increased risk of transmission and infection of [[HIV]].<ref name=Secor /><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Kissinger P, Adamski A | title = Trichomoniasis and HIV interactions: a review | journal = Sexually Transmitted Infections | volume = 89 | issue = 6 | pages = 426–33 | date = September 2013 | pmid = 23605851 | pmc = 3748151 | doi = 10.1136/sextrans-2012-051005 }}</ref>
* Trichomoniasis may cause a woman to deliver a low-birth-weight or [[premature birth|premature]] infant.<ref name=Secor />
* The role of ''Trichomonas'' infection in causing [[cervical cancer]] is unclear. However, trichomonas infection may be associated with co-infection with high-risk strains of [[Human papillomavirus infection|HPV]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Donders GG, Depuydt CE, Bogers JP, Vereecken AJ | title = Association of Trichomonas vaginalis and cytological abnormalities of the cervix in low-risk women | journal = PLOS ONE | volume = 8 | issue = 12 | pages = e86266 | date = 30 December 2013 | pmid = 24386492 | pmc = 3875579 | doi = 10.1371/journal.pone.0086266 | bibcode = 2013PLoSO...886266D | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* ''T. vaginalis'' infection in males has been found to cause asymptomatic urethritis and [[prostatitis]]. In the [[prostate]], it may create chronic inflammation that may eventually lead to [[prostate cancer]].<ref name="CainiGandini2014">{{cite journal | vauthors = Caini S, Gandini S, Dudas M, Bremer V, Severi E, Gherasim A | title = Sexually transmitted infections and prostate cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis | journal = Cancer Epidemiology | volume = 38 | issue = 4 | pages = 329–38 | date = August 2014 | pmid = 24986642 | doi = 10.1016/j.canep.2014.06.002 }}</ref><ref name=pmid19741211>{{cite journal | vauthors = Stark JR, Judson G, Alderete JF, Mundodi V, Kucknoor AS, Giovannucci EL, Platz EA, Sutcliffe S, Fall K, Kurth T, Ma J, Stampfer MJ, Mucci LA | display-authors = 6 | title = Prospective study of Trichomonas vaginalis infection and prostate cancer incidence and mortality: Physicians' Health Study | journal = Journal of the National Cancer Institute | volume = 101 | issue = 20 | pages = 1406–11 | date = October 2009 | pmid = 19741211 | pmc = 2765259 | doi = 10.1093/jnci/djp306 }}</ref>