Trichomoniasis (Vaginal Inflammation Caused by Trichomonads)

It burns. It itches. The discharge changes — yellowish-green, foamy, with a smell that repels you. The vulva is reddened, irritated, sensitive. Sex is painful. Even urinating can become uncomfortable. Your genital area — the most private, most vulnerable part of your body — is in an uproar.

Medically, trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the single-celled organism Trichomonas vaginalis. It is easily treated and requires medical care — for you and, if applicable, for your partner. This is the most important first action: treatment. No psychosomatics replaces the antibiotic here.

But once the medical side is taken care of, a second question is worth asking: why there? Why now? What is your body showing you at a place connected to intimacy, trust, and surrender — to everything you give to another person when you open yourself?