If untreated, TV can increase the likelihood of acquiring HIV and can cause complications in pregnant women, but once diagnosed it can be cured with antibiotics and follow up testing.
TV also disproportionately affects asymptomatic women from Black, Black British, Caribbean, or African backgrounds, with a positivity rate more than twice that of asymptomatic white British women .
The most-deprived communities had higher levels of positivity than other communities, with 5.9% of symptomatic women in the most deprived quintile testing positive for TV.TV causes the condition trichomoniasis and women with trichomoniasis can experience painful urination, vulval itching and discomfort, vaginal discharge and offensive odour.
Once diagnosed, TV can be easily treated with antibiotics, however, follow-up testing is recommended to confirm the infection has gone. Testing and treating sexual partners is also vital to prevent reinfection. "Women, in particular, can remain infected for years - and their distressing symptoms are often misdiagnosed or dismissed. If untreated, TV can also increase the chance of acquiring HIV in at-risk communities, as well as cause complications in pregnancy.
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