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What Causes Trich?

I have a question recently I went to the doctor and was diagnosed with a uti, but I didn t feel as though that was the correct diagnosis because I really didnt have any of the symptoms. So I went back to the doctor a few days later and the doctor took some swabs and said I did have a uti but it also looked like I had bacterial vaginitis, but then I received a phone call telling me I had trich, me and my boyfriend have been together for almost 3 years now and he was tested and he doesnt have it. I haven t been with anyone else and I have never heard of this disease until now, my question is how is this possible? I have it but my partner does not and we dont use condoms. Could this be a misdiagnosis?
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Trichomoniasis, sometimes referred to as "trich", is a common cause of vaginitis. It is a sexually transmitted disease, and is caused by the single-celled protozoan parasite Trichomonas vaginalis. Trichomoniasis is primarily an infection of the urogenital tract; the most common site of infection is the urethra and the vagina in women. The human genital tract is the only reservoir for this species. Trichomonas is transmitted through sexual or genital contact.
Use of male condoms may help prevent the spread of trichomoniasis. Although both men and women are susceptible to suffer the infection, it is suspected that more than one half of men who are infected will naturally expel the parasite within 14 days, while in women it will persist unless treated.
Treatment of choice is Metronidazole.
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What Causes Trich?

Trichomoniasis, sometimes referred to as trich , is a common cause of vaginitis. It is a sexually transmitted disease, and is caused by the single-celled protozoan parasite Trichomonas vaginalis. Trichomoniasis is primarily an infection of the urogenital tract; the most common site of infection is the urethra and the vagina in women. The human genital tract is the only reservoir for this species. Trichomonas is transmitted through sexual or genital contact. Use of male condoms may help prevent the spread of trichomoniasis. Although both men and women are susceptible to suffer the infection, it is suspected that more than one half of men who are infected will naturally expel the parasite within 14 days, while in women it will persist unless treated. Treatment of choice is Metronidazole.