Editing Trichomoniasis (section)

=== Screening ===
Evidence from randomized controlled trials for screening pregnant women who have no symptoms of infection with trichomoniasis and treating women who test positive for the infection have not consistently shown a reduced risk of [[preterm birth]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Klebanoff MA, Carey JC, Hauth JC, Hillier SL, Nugent RP, Thom EA, Ernest JM, Heine RP, Wapner RJ, Trout W, Moawad A, Leveno KJ, Miodovnik M, Sibai BM, Van Dorsten JP, Dombrowski MP, O'Sullivan MJ, Varner M, Langer O, McNellis D, Roberts JM | display-authors = 6 | title = Failure of metronidazole to prevent preterm delivery among pregnant women with asymptomatic Trichomonas vaginalis infection | journal = The New England Journal of Medicine | volume = 345 | issue = 7 | pages = 487–93 | date = August 2001 | pmid = 11519502 | doi = 10.1056/NEJMoa003329 | doi-access = free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title = Prevention of premature birth by screening and treatment for common genital tract infections: Results of a prospective controlled evaluation|journal = American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology|pages = 157–167|volume = 173|issue = 1|doi = 10.1016/0002-9378(95)90184-1|first1 = James A.|last1 = McGregor|first2 = Janice I.|last2 = French|first3 = Ruth|last3 = Parker|first4 = Deborah|last4 = Draper|first5 = Elisa|last5 = Patterson|first6 = Ward|last6 = Jones|first7 = Kyja|last7 = Thorsgard|first8 = John|last8 = McFee|year=1995|pmid = 7631673}}</ref> Further studies are needed to verify this result and determine the best method of screening. In the U.S., screening of pregnant women without symptoms is recommended only for those with HIV, as ''Trichomonas'' infection is associated with an increased risk of [[Vertically transmitted infection|transmitting HIV to the fetus]].<ref name=":0" />