Symptoms of Trichmonas Vaginalis 

Trichomonas is believed to be very common, but only around half  the people who have trichomonas ever show any  signs or symptoms. Up to half of infected men  and women will not have any signs or  symptoms at all.

Symptoms of trichomonas tend to appear 5 to 28 days after you have been exposed the infection. 

Women are more likely to have symptoms of the condition than men. However, approximately 50% of women present no symptoms at all. 

If you do have symptoms of trichomonas, they may include the following. 

• Soreness, inflammation  and itching around  the vagina. Sometimes your inner thighs also become itchy, 
• Change in  vaginal discharge. Your discharge may appear thicker, thinner, frothy  or yellow or green in colour. You may also notice you are producing more discharge than normal,  and it may also have an unpleasant, fishy smell, 
• pain or discomfort when passing urine, 
• discomfort during sexual intercourse, 
• pain in your lower abdomen.   

• pain  after urination and ejaculation, 
• thin white  discharge from the penis, and
• Discomfort  during sexual intercourse.