symptoms<\/a>. Risk factors are not symptoms themselves but are rather potential causes and statistical probabilities that help you to identify whether the symptoms are likely to be caused by a specific condition or not. In other words: do you fall into the at-risk groups, and have you engaged in behavior that might make trichomoniasis more likely? If so, this may make it easier to assign the symptoms to that condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTrichomoniasis\nis caused by the single-celled protozoan called the Trichomonas vaginalis. This\ntravels from one person to another via sex and affects the urethra in\nparticular. This condition cannot spread via the hugging or kissing and does\nnot infect the eyes or mouth unlike some other STDs such as gonorrhea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are one million new cases of trichomoniasis reported every year, suggesting that this is a highly prevalent condition. Women over 40 are twice as likely to be at risk, and that likelihood increases if you engage in unprotected sex, if you have a history of other conditions, or if you suffer from HIV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\r\n
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