Patient's question:
My best friend is 35 years old this year. She told me that her gynecological problems have become severe. She suffers from unbearable external genital itching. The doctor diagnosed it as trichomoniasis. They are planning to have their second child. Will trichomoniasis cause infertility? She is very anxious now. Will the current treatment affect the child's growth and development?Doctor's answer:
Trichomoniasis can cause infertility in women. Trichomonas vaginalis has the ability to absorb male sperm. During sexual intercourse, male semen enters the female vagina, where the sperm is absorbed by the vaginal trichomonads, increasing the number of sperm and thus affecting the ability of the egg to be fertilized, impacting female pregnancy, and in severe cases, leading to infertility. After systematic treatment and gradual recovery, normal fertility function can be restored.