Yes, Trichomoniasis can be cured.

Trichomoniasis is treated with a 7 day course of oral antibiotics. It is important to complete the full course of your antibiotics. Your clinician will explain how to take the antibiotics that have been prescribed to you.

First-line treatment for Trichomoniasis is up to 96% effective. In the unlikely event of treatment failure, other treatment options will be discussed and used until the infection is cured.

Treatment failure is possible and is seen in 5-15% of patients receiving their first line treatment.

Common causes of treatment failure are:

• Not being able to take the antibiotics as prescribed, for example, missing one or more tablets.
• Vomiting or having a loose motion soon after taking the antibiotics.
• Being prescribed an inadequate dose of antibiotics.
• You (and your partners) have sexual contact with each other before the infection has been properly treated.
• You are infected with a resistant type of Trichomoniasis.
• You develop antibiotic resistance while taking the antibiotics.

If you are still experiencing symptoms after completing your treatment, it is important to do a test of cure to rule out any possibility of treatment failure.

Please get in touch with us so that we can arrange this for you.

If you have tested positive for Trichomoniasis, it is important for your partner to be tested and treated as well.

Due to a high risk of reinfection, especially amongst women, a test of cure is necessary two weeks after completing your treatment.

You can take simple paracetamol for relieving any pain or discomfort caused by your symptoms.

Possible side effects include nausea, vomiting and a slight metallic taste in your mouth. It is recommended to take the medication in combination with food in order to minimise potential side effects.

Yes. It is advisable to treat Trichomoniasis in pregnant and breastfeeding people.

Your clinician will discuss this with you before dispensing your medication. Please contact the clinic if you have forgotten, or need clarification, on the advice that you were given.

It is not recommended to consume alcohol during treatment and up to 48 hours after the last dose as it may cause or increase side effects such as rapid heartbeat, skin flushing, nausea and vomiting.

It is important to abstain from sexual intercourse until the full treatment is completed and all symptoms are cleared.

If left untreated, long-term complications can occur, such as:

• Genital and urethral inflammation risk of contracting other STIs and viruses such as HIV, Herpes, and HPV.
• Pelvic inflammatory disease in women.
• Acute and chronic prostatitis in men.
• Increased cervical or prostate cancer risk, especially if co-infected with HPV.
• Infertility.