Talk:Trichomoniasis

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The first version of this article was taken from the public domain resource Vaginitis/Vaginal infection fact sheet from the National Institute of Allergies and Infections.

T. vaginalis genome cracked

This may help researchers to find ways of tackling the trichomoniasis problem. [1] Brian Pearson 02:56, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Ping pong?

Is there a source for this? This seems like vandalsim or original research. This reference will be deleted until a source can be presented. -- —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.195.118.2 (talk)

ASHA says 7.4 million new cases per year

The American Social Health Association estimates there are nearly 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases in the United States each year.

STD	Incidence*
Chlamydia	2.8 million
Gonorrhea	718,000
Syphilis	37,000
Herpes	1.6 million
Human papillomavirus	6.2 million
Hepatitis B	81,000
Trichomoniasis	7.4 million
HIV	30,000

*Number of new cases in a given time period
Source: ASHA

This table is as found at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18093769/ (right sidebar) and contradicts the claim that Trichomoniasis "is a common sexually transmitted disease that affects 2 to 3 million Americans yearly".

VA te faire enkulé PD —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.97.58.29 (talk) 13:00, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Microscopy

I doubt saline microscopy is the most commonly used methodology for diagnosing this, maybe worldwide it might be? But in more developed countries you can buy quick kits for them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.73.76.65 (talk) 05:03, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

I don't know about the developed world part of that. Until the US federal government said someone with a high school diploma recognized trichomonads better than me with years of experience, I did 100% testing by microscopy, and for free to boot. They waited for me to leave my office and took my microscope at my facility so I wouldn't be able to stop them. Now I have to order a $100 microscopic test in my lab or $300 antigenic test. Thanks to CLIA regulations, the very people I taught (I literally taught the class on STDs regularly) now say I don't know what I'm looking at. For a while they even took away guaiac testing because they said somehow physicians lost the ability to detect the difference between the colors white and blue. They have since pulled back from the ridiculous extremes, but many facilities have unilaterally retained the initial federal restrictions. Developed countries other than the US may have more common sense.MartinezMD (talk) 05:54, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

This publication has a nice section on diagnosis[2] Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 08:29, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

Do we have refs for which method is most used? Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 08:33, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

Took a bit to find a specific reference. Most sources say "commonly" or "traditionally". "In 80% of cases, the diagnosis of trichomoniasis is confirmed by microscopic examination of saline wet mount, with the observation of motile trichominondas; their shape is "football-like" with moving flagella." Although this could be a generalization as well, but it is a reference. MartinezMD (talk) 13:29, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

What is your estimate, how accurate were you with microscope? If there is no Trichomoniasis in the sample, it is impossible to find.

Wikipedia now says: "This method (microscope) is cheap but has a low sensitivity (60-70%) often due to an inadequate sample, resulting in false negatives".

91.159.191.219 (talk) 16:31, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

The source I listed states 80%. The point is more on cost and worldwide implementation, not accuracy. A slide exam costs a few pennies and takes minimal labor. It makes for an excellent, essentially free, screening tool. For diagnostics, you can make an argument for better accuracy. MartinezMD (talk) 21:22, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Preventing and treating

doi:10.1128/CMR.00109-16 JFW | T@lk 18:45, 14 June 2017 (UTC)

A question

It must be determined if the disease is fungal or parasitic or what? Mohmad Abdul sahib talk☎ talk 15:43, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

Your question is not clear. The disease is parasitic. That is clearly in the article. MartinezMD (talk) 18:20, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

External link

Hey, may I know why you removed my link Trichomoniasis: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment from external link? 115.186.159.231 (talk) 06:02, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

See WP:ELNO and WP:SPAM - MrOllie (talk) 11:54, 2 November 2022 (UTC)