Trichomoniasis

China Sky One Medical, Inc. Obtains SFDA Approval for Policresulen Vaginal Suppositories

...cresulen vaginal suppositories are indicated for the treatment of cervical erosion, cervicitis, various vaginal inflammations resulting from bacteria, trichomoniasis or candidiasis, and for pressure ulcers due to vaginal pessary. The active ingredient in Policresulen vaginal suppositories is Policresulen, a topical...

Mission Pharmacal Celebrates Historic Milestone

...ral iron therapy into a gentle experience with carbonyl iron; Tindamax(R) (tinidazole), the only oral antimicrobial approved for the treatment of both trichomoniasis and bacterial vaginosis (as well as many other bacterial infections) and Urocit-K(R), a formulation of potassium citrate used to treat nephrolithiasis...

Vaginalis Increases the Risk of Becoming Infected With HIV

...lis, and there is a high incidence of Trichomonas vaginalis in Africa. The investigators therefore conclude, “Interventions to prevent and treat trichomoniasis and to improve vaginal health in general could provide important female-controlled methods for reducing the risk of HIV-1 transmission to women.” ...

STD Trichomoniasis-Gene of Parasite Decoded

...osed people continue spreading it. He added that men, when affected by trichomoniasis usually suffer no symptoms, while about half of the women do, reporting problems like vaginal itching, fishy-smelling frothy discharge etc. trichomoniasis affecting pregnant woman would result in premature birth or low-weight babi...

Trichomoniasis in Medical Technology

Trichomoniasis: Most Common Curable STD in U.S. Affects 7.4 Million Annually

...is urging increased awareness of, and testing for, trichomoniasis (also known as "trich"), the most common curable S...as one of the drugs of choice for the treatment of trichomoniasis in the recently issued 2006 Sexually Transmitted D... re-infection. More information on Tindamax(R) and trichomoniasis is available at trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted infection that affects b...for Disease Control and Prevention. In women, trichomoniasis infection commonly occurs in the vagina, resulting... and, in rare cases, lower abdominal pain. In men, trichomoniasis is most common in the urethra; however, infected m...

Scientists perform 'tricky' operation

...birth, low infant birth weight and some cervical cancers. "Alarmingly, trichomoniasis is not considered a notifiable disease." Routine gynaecological check-.... "Furthermore, the non-specific nature (or in some cases, absence) of trichomoniasis symptoms often confuses it with other STIs, making the process of diagnosis...

Common parasitic infection leads to increased risk for HIV infection

...te a statistically significant association between trichomoniasis and HIV infection. Trichomoniasis, caused by the...homoniasis. "What this means is that a woman with trichomoniasis is at about fifty percent greater risk for acquiri... The study pointed to several reasons why vaginal trichomoniasis could possibly lead to an increased risk of HIV ac...

Teens unaware of sexually transmitted diseases until they catch one, Carnegie Mellon study finds

... researchers gave the girls a test to gauge their knowledge of eight STDs: HIV/AIDS, chlamydia, gonorrhea, genital herpes, genital warts, hepatitis B, trichomoniasis and syphilis. Girls who reported having been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease knew more about that particular disease than other girls, b...

Trichomoniasis in Biological Technology

BioComp Pharma Launches First Generic Drug for Tindamax(R)

...drug approved by the FDA for the treatment of both trichomoniasis (trich) and bacterial vaginosis (BV). BioComp Pha...parm1=507 . Last accessed: January 25, 2009. (3) trichomoniasis - CDC Fact Sheet. Centers for Disease Control. Acc...iasis.htm . Last accessed: January 24, 2009. (4) trichomoniasis - CDC Fact Sheet. Centers for Disease Control. Acc...