What ointment should be used for trichomoniasis?

For men, some bacteria and viruses can easily cause trichomoniasis. In fact, if you are diagnosed with trichomoniasis, you can recover with medication. What ointment is better for trichomoniasis? If you buy it in a hospital, the doctor will give you professional advice. If you buy it in a pharmacy, you must read the product instructions carefully.

Treatment principles

Overview of main treatments

1. Remove irritants.

2. When erosion and exudation occur, apply a wet compress with 3% boric acid solution or 0.05% berberine solution. [2]

3. Anti-infection treatment: using antifungal, anti-trichomoniasis and other drugs for different pathogens.

4. For those caused by allergic factors, apply topical corticosteroid preparations.

Home treatment methods:

1. Maintain local drought and avoid secondary pollution;

2. For exudate erosion, apply 3% boric acid water or 0.1% levulinol wet compress;

3. For patients in the non-contamination subacute stage, corticosteroid cream can be used;

4. For the gradual or complete desquamation, you can use tetracycline sponge ointment;

5. If the infection is obvious, there is fever and swelling of the vagina, antibiotics can be applied systemically, such as cefuroxime, 0.5g, orally 3-4 times a day, or ofloxacin, 0.2g, twice a day;

6. For those with foreskin that is too long, circumcision should be performed after the inflammation subsides.

Disease Prevention

1. If ulcer or erosion occurs, change the dressing in time, twice a day, to avoid uncomfortable irritation.

2. Many infections can be transmitted through sexual intercourse. Therefore, if one of the spouses suffers from a sexual organ disease, they should suspend sexual intercourse and seek timely treatment. For example, if the couple suffers from Trichomonas or Candida albicans infection, both spouses should be treated at the same time.

3. For acute balanitis, avoid using corticosteroid ointments to prevent more serious infection.

4. Pay attention to local hygiene, clean the glans and foreskin every day. If the foreskin is too long, it should be treated in time and circumcision should be performed if necessary. It is very necessary to clean the smegma in time.