Make sure to tell your healthcare provider about any symptoms you are having, such as pain on urination, burning, swelling, discharge, or abdominal pain. Ask your doctor to test you for gonorrhea and chlamydia along with trichomoniasis. These diseases are all transmitted in similar ways, so it’s possible to have more than one at a time.
A single 2-g dose of tinidazole. A 7-day course of 500-mg metronidazole taken twice daily OR a single 2-g dose (note that the 7-day course is tolerated better than the single dose, which often causes gastrointestinal side effects).
A single 2-g dose of tinidazole. A 7-day course of 500-mg metronidazole taken twice daily OR a single 2-g dose (note that the 7-day course is tolerated better than the single dose, which often causes gastrointestinal side effects).
For example, if you take the last dose of your medication on Monday at 1:00pm, don’t drink any alcohol until after this time on Thursday.
For women: yellowish-greenish colored vaginal discharge that may have a foul smell, swelling, soreness, or itchiness around your vagina, pain when you pee or have sex, and pain in your lower abdomen. For men: thin, white discharge from the tip of your penis, pain or a burning sensation when you urinate, and soreness, swelling, and redness around the head of your penis or foreskin.
Be aware that your doctor might not recommend re-testing unless you have symptoms.
If sex is unavoidable, wear a condom or have your partner use a condom. If you have oral sex, use a dental dam.
Try saying something like, “I just got tested last month and I’m currently free of any STIs. When was your last test?”
