My husband and I have been married for a year and haven't had sex with anayone else since about a year before that. How can i be diagnosed with trichomonas and chlamydia?
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by having unprotected sex
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you  need to go to planned parenthood or see another doctor for a second opinion.  you could have herpes or maybe vaginitis.  you could have a few things going on all at once. you could have a uti also. you should have your significant other tested as well.  you never know, by looking at someone, if they are actually telling the truth or not.  he may have something and not even know it.  it's just safer and smarter to get tested and make sure you get a second opinion.
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Without a wet prep it would be impossible to tell you what sort of infection you have, unfortunately.   Bacterial vaginitis is simply an irritation of the vaginal canal, and doesn't mean any specific kind of bacteria was identified.   It could well be trichinosis, as that is what it usually sounds like complaint wise, except for the itching which usually also accompanies it.  It could be caused by any number of bacteria, though, and only the exam can give you a final answer.   Of course, you know the lecture you are going to get about using a condom.  But it is the best way to protect yourself from this sort of experience in future.  Repeated vaginal infections eventually can cause cervicitis, the inflammation that is often a precursor to cancer or other nasty changes in smears.  Take care of yourself, insist your partners wear condoms until you are absolutely sure.  These days you just can't be too careful.  In the meantime, make yourself as comfortable as you can.  Stick to the all cotton undies, avoid pantyhose, and make sure you launder it all in hot water and bleach.  Those that can't do a hot wash should be microwaved damp to be sure you kill all the little buggers hanging around.  Your partner will also need to be informed and probably treated as well, so you might want to give him some notice on that now.\n  Like as not it's just a routine bacterial infection, easily taken care of with a round of antibiotics or a cream.   You already know that drill, and this won't be any different.   With luck, by Monday you will know the answer for sure, and by Wednesday should start to note improvement.
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if you love him, you will get him to a doctor fast..\n\nif he loves you, he will hold off having any sort of sexual encounter with you until he's seen the doctor and gotten tested, gotten the results for the tests, and gotten treated for whatever std he has.  \n\nremember, even oral sex can ensure you getting it from him.\n\nif you have any doubt that you might also have it in the meantime, when you go along with him to the docs, get tested yourself.  some symptoms take longer to show up in women, or they simply stay dormant for years, and you can end up being sterile and not being able to have children..not to mention dying of infections of sorts.\n\ngood luck, hope you are safe and hope he recovers.
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Genital herpes is usually diagnosed based on your medical history and a physical exam. Your health professional may ask you the following questions:\n\nDo you think you were exposed to genital herpes or another STD? How do you know? Did your partner tell you? \nWhat are your symptoms? \n1. Do you have sores in the genital area or anywhere else   on your body?\n2. Do you have any urinary symptoms, including frequent urination, burning or stinging with urination, or urinating in small amounts?\n3. If you have discharge from the vagina or penis, it is important to note any smell or color.\nWhat method of birth control do you use? Did you use condoms to protect against STDs? \nWhich high-risk sexual behaviors do you or your partner engage in? \nHave you had an STD in the past? How was it treated? \n\nThe primary outbreak of genital herpes tends to last longer and be more severe than subsequent (recurrent) outbreaks. Symptoms of a primary outbreak may include:\n\nFlulike symptoms, such as fever, headache, and muscle aches. These symptoms usually get better within a week. \nTingling, burning, itching, and redness at the site where an outbreak is about to occur (prodrome). \nPainful, itchy blisters on the penis, on the vulva, or inside the vagina. Blisters may also appear on the anus, buttocks, thighs, or scrotum, either alone or in clusters. They may be barely noticeable or as large as a coin. \nBlisters that break and become shallow, painful, oozing sores. \nSwollen and tender lymph nodes in the groin. \nPainful urination. \nAbnormal vaginal or urethral discharge.\n\nAny blisters, sores, or other symptoms that suggest genital herpes infection or another sexually transmitted disease (STD) should be evaluated by a health professional. Avoid sexual contact until you have been examined by your health professional to prevent transmitting an infection.\n\nIf your daughter feels she is at risk she should not have sex until both her and her boyfriend have been checked by a physician.
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If you have been harboring chlamydia for 5 months, chances are VERY strong that you could have pelvic inflammatory disease (PID, the condition that leads to infertility). If you have not already done so, you need to see a gynecologist and get a pelvic exam to determine the condition of your uterus and Fallopian tubes.\n\nFive months is a long time. Some women develop PID within a matter of WEEKS after contracting chlamydia. About 1 in 5 cases of chlamydia will progress to PID, and 15-50% of patients with PID will become infertile.
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THE ONLY ANSWER I CAN GIVE 2 YOU IS TO SEE A GYN.\n\nAND DID YOU KNOW THAT IF YOU HAD SEX WITH YOUR B.F. WHILE YOU HAD IT YOU CAN GIVE IT TO HIM.\n\nMEN CAN GET YEAST INFECTIONS FROM WOMAN(WHO R INFECTED) SO HE NEEDS TO BE CHECKED OUT AS WELL.\n\n\nSO THE ANSWER IS THE REASON 4 YOUR REACURRING Y.I. IS YOUR B.F.\nNOTICE HOW WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE SEX WITH HIM IT DOESN'T SHOW UP.\n\nHE MAY HAVE THE Y.I. FROM YOU AND HE KEEPS PASSING IT BACK.\n\nBUT STILL GO TO THE DR. AGAIN.\nGET A 2ND,3RD,4TH,5TH, & 6TH OPINION!!!\nSOMETIMES DR. CAN MIS-DIAGNOSE.
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get tested immediately- know that you could have had it way before him. Symptoms aren't obvious and they don't always show.  I have heard that 80% of women carry the virus nowadays, so there is no  way to track it to one partner.  Protect yourself!
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Its unlikely that he is asexual.  I'm an asexual and I wouldn't have sex with someone before marriage.  Its just too convenient to just say that "I'm saving myself." After marriage may be different.  \n\nAsexual is a sexual orientation and you have it since birth so I don't think that's what he is.  However, In my case, I pretended to be hetero most of my life simply because I knew I wasn't gay and I didn't know about the third sexual orientation.  I did stuff that wasn't natural for me just because that was what I was supposed to do.  Its possible, but remote, that your husband is doing the same thing.\n\nI know that certain SSRI drugs like paxil, etc, will destroy the sex drive.  I suggest you make a trip to the doctor before you make a trip to the lawyer.  There could be many medical problems that can cause this.  Maybe he has ED and feels inadequate.\n\nNevertheless, there are still things he can do to satisfy you in bed without actually having sex.  I suggest that you see a doctor and go from there.
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Yes it could be, you need to see a doctor.  The virus that cause std can lay dormant for years, and flare up at any time.
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First you need to know what type of infection you have. Unfortuntely there are multiple infections that a woman can have...GC, Chlamydia, Bacterial Vaginosis, Yeast, PID, Trichamosis. You can't buy OTC meds for anything except Yeast and that doesn't always treat it. Go to a local MD, Planned Parenthood or clinic and get a pelvic exam to get a proper diagnosis.
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Trichomoniasis is a vaginal infection caused by the protozoan trichomonas vaginalis.  It causes itching, burning, yellow to green odorous discharge.  It is mainly passed through sexual activity.  Men usually show no symptoms.  They may sometimes have recurring urethritis.  Reinfection is common if both partners are not treated.
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Sounds like a simple answer, right? Nope. \n1. No one that is sexually active can say that they are "clean." For several STD's there are no tests/ways to screen. \n   A. Genital Herpes--there is no way to screen/test for it unless someone has sores present and then those sores are cultured. 1 in 5 Americans have genital herpes and many of them do not know it because they have never had sores but they still have the virus, which they got from a sex partner, who may also have not know that he/she had it. Anyone sexually active has probably been exposed to it at some point because it is so common. So, if someone is sexually active there is no way to know for sure that someone does not have it.\n   B. HPV, the virus that causes genital warts and cellular changes on the cervix--similiar to genital herpes there is no way to screen/test for it unless someone has ever had warts/symptoms. Again, anyone sexually active has probably been exposed to it and may also have it and not know it--it is very common. \n  C. HIV--If someone contracts HIV it can take 3-6 months for the virus to be detected through testing, so a negative test today is not a definative test. A negative test today would be considered negative for 6 months ago and before.\n   D. Trichomoniasis--Only women can be screened for this STD, there is no way to screen/test men for it. Men only receive treatment for it when their partner comes back positive. \nThus, no one can say they are "clean" because they can not be tested for all STD's. \n2. The herpes virus can be transmitted from the mouth to the genitals and from the genitals to the mouth (though this pathway is much less common and not as easy to occur). Oral cold sores are caused by a herpes virus, if a partner with a cold sore performs oral sex on a partner they could very easily give their partner genital herpes. And, in this situation neither partner had genital herpes to start with beforehand. And, in many couples this type of herpes transmission occurs when both partner are virgins--never having intercourse, but having oral sex. Yet, on partner has a oral cold sore, performs oral sex on their partner and the other partner contracts genital herpes. Thus, here is a situation when virgins can contract an STD. When a partner has a cold sore they should not let their cold sore come into contact with their partner's mouth/lips etc or their partner's genitals to protect their partner.\n  Because there is no way to say that someone is clean and also because STD's can occur between two people w/o and STD and two virgins, regarding herpes, it would always be wise to pratice safer sex, get regular STD screenings for those infections that can be screened for and always talk openly with your partner about your health history and your comfort level.\nashastd.org\nplannedparenthood.org
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Chlamydia can stay hidden in women's system for a long time so there is a chance she could have had it without knowing and passed it on that way. The infection can only be passed through sexual intercourse or sexual activity.
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She is on the exact medication she should be on.  It does cause nausea, but don't stop the medication.  They usually give this medication at the most in three or four pills.  Please urge her to tell her partner because men pass this on the women, and vice versa. Men usually don't have symptoms from it. My husband kept giving me this and he had to take Flagyl too.  When we divorced, I never got another infection.  I had what was called Trichomonas.  Stay on the meds.  I can't stress that enough.  If she doesn't, she will not be cured from this infection.
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Whoever has the more mature immune system against it. If you JUST got it, you'll have lower antibody levels. If he JUST got it, he'll have fewer antibodies. Unfortunately if you've had it for awhile and contracted it from him, it's very possible you both have mature immune systems against it.\n\nWeren't you both screened for STD's pre-marriage? As far as I know, Nevada is the only state that does not require STD screening before a marriage certificate is issued.\n\n People with genital herpes are known to take this way out, rather than being honest with their partners.. Saying their partner gave it to them, not the other way around. As he's very understanding about it, this is exactly what I suspect. If it were ME, I'd be in a horrible rage to have contracted this from someone I loved and trusted.\n\n----\n\nEdit - What are the actual antibody levels for you and your husband. If you could post that up I could give you an estimate on who may have had it longer, but that is no gaurentee. What doctors say when they're discussing an "initial" outbreak, is it's the first outbreak you've gone to that doctor for and you think it's your first outbreak.\n\nJudging by his reaction, I honestly think he had it and knew, as of right now.
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Congratulations! You have recieved a yeast infection! my ex had one while she cheated on her husband. and that sounds oddly familiar. lol