{"id":74748,"date":"2021-01-11T04:35:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T04:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=74748"},"modified":"2023-11-05T05:51:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T05:51:44","slug":"trichomonas-vaginalis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/trichomonas-vaginalis\/","title":{"rendered":"Trichomonas vaginalis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A protozoan causing vaginal or other genital infections.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A parasite which infests the vagina and causes an irritating discharge.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A protozoon normally present in the vagina of about 30\u201440 per cent of women. It sometimes becomes pathogenic and causes inflammation of the genital passages, with vaginal discharge. A man may become infected as a result of sexual intercourse with an infected woman and suffer from a urethral discharge; it may also cause prostatitis. 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