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Trichomoniasis and pregnancy

by — Last updated: 2017-03-07 in Women's Health

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While trichomoniasis is usually transmitted sexually, it may be contracted in contact with damp or moist objects such as towels, wet clothing, or a toilet seat, if the infected genital area gets in contact with these objects.

Trichomoniasis can cause several problems during pregnancy such as premature delivery or delivering a low-weight baby. Experts from this field recommend that women with trichomoniasis who have symptoms should be treated, but women without symptoms do not need to be treated. Even when woman wants to take full treatment, many experts believe that women shouldn't take metronidazole during the first 3 months of pregnancy because it may hurt the baby.

Prevention of trichomoniasis

There are things you can do to protect yourself from trichomoniasis:

Don’t have sex
The best way to prevent trichomoniasis is to practice 100% abstinence. This means no vaginal, oral, or anal sex at all.

Faithfulness
When someone is having a sexual relationship with only one partner who has been tested for trichomoniasis and is not infectedthere is no chance that he or she may contract this parasite.

Use of condoms
If person uses a condom every time he or she has vaginal, anal, or oral sex it greatly reduces the chance of getting the trichomoniasis.

Don’t share swimsuits or towels
Because the trichomoniasis parasite can live outside the body for up to 45 minutes, the infection can be contracted through contact with damp or moist objects that have the parasite on them.

Sexual health
Some methods of birth control like birth control pills, shots, implants, or diaphragms, will not protect you from STDs.  Talk frankly to your doctor or nurse and your sex partner(s) about any STDs you or your partner have or had. Try not to feel embarrassed about it.