What’s Trichomoniasis testing?
Trichomoniasis, or Trich a common STD which is, more common in women than men, and 70 per cent of infected people don’tshow any symptoms.
Why should you choose us?
- The Latest Laboratory Technology
- Deal Direct Laboratory Best Prices
- Deal Directly with Laboratory Best Support
- Pre-Paid Royal Mail Tracked 24-48, Return to Lab Label included.
- Result Certificate Issued through Confidential Email (No SMS)
- MHRA Registered IVD Devices
- Support via WhatsApp during business hours
What’s in the Package?
Self Swab
- Swabs.
- Sample tubes with liquid.
- Specisafe plastic cases.
- Return bag UN3373.
- Pre-paid labels.
- Instructions for how to use.
Urine
- A Sample container.
- A prepaid label.
- Simple instructions to use.
How is the exam conducted?
– Women
- Any kind of vaginal discharge that is not normal and is thicker or thinner than usual, or is frothy and yellow-greenish in colour
- You start producing more discharge that is abnormal or has an odour that is fishy
- There is noticeable soreness, swelling or itching around the vagina and at times that itchiness also transfers below to your inner thighs
- Experiencing pain or discomfort while urinating or while having coitus
What is special about the exam:
– Men
- Experiencing pain while urinating or while you ejaculate
- You face a urinary infection, or you see a sudden urge to urinate several times, which is more than your usual
- Uncommon, whitish discharges in an untimely manner
- Noticeable soreness or swelling accompanied by redness around the head of your penis
How to order Trichomoniasis kit online?
You can order your kit online, and after you have received it, you can collect your sample at your Home, and then you are required to drop off the kit at the Royal Mail Red Street Box in the morning. To do so, make sure that you use the Track24/48 label on the lab.
And, once your results are ready with the laboratory, you will receive your test results via email and can also be directly viewed under your Dashboard.
How long is the result time?
The target turnaround time for your results is around one to two working days from the time we receive them in our lab. Please also note that this turnaround time is to be used as a guide only and at some instances will also depend on the available schedule.
* Please note that if your result is positive, we recommend that you please see your health care provider for further course of action and the required line of treatment*
Management of Sample
The Trichomoniasis exam is actually a PCR laboratory solution clinic and is used for regular health checkups.
We strongly recommend that you take the sample properly and strictly follow the instructions as given. If this is not done, the results will not be accurate, and therefore, the sample management rules must be followed.
Check up at Home or at the Clinic
We request that for these health services, you contact your local service centre, or you can also contact us online. You will also get your results through email, and we prefer that your results are always sent to you through email, as we value your privacy.
We also provide a subscription method which provides for the weekly delivery of these kits. However, these particular home Trichomoniasis kits are of real value. All our valued customers, can contact us directly online if they want some price comparison, but please note that we will not be beaten either on price or accuracy value proposition.
Frequently Asked Questions?
Q: What causes this infection?
- A: This actually is a sexually transmitted infection, and a tiny parasite causes it.
Q: Do these particular bacteria spread when a person has sex without a condom?
- A: Yes, when a person has sex without using a condom, it becomes very easy for the parasite to spread. Though, it can also be spread with the sharing of sex toys or through intercourse like vaginal – penile, vaginal – vaginal, anal sex, oral sex or by the touching of the genitals, meaning having a skin-to-skin contact without having any ejaculation.
Q: Is it very contagious?
- A: The answer is yes, this infection is not just contagious and not only affects a person’s genitals but will also affect that person’s mouth, hands and anus.
Q: What symptoms should I look for?
- A: It is because this infection does not usually show symptoms and therefore spreads very easily. However, if any symptoms do occur, which usually occur within 5 to 28 days after you have been exposed to the particular parasite, you may look for symptoms like pain or discomfort, while having sex, and unusual vaginal discharge which has a bad odour, a white discharge from penis, a burning sensation after you ejaculate accompanied with burning and painful sensation while you pee.
Q: What will happen if I don’t get the treated?
- A: You should not take this infection lightly, as it can be fatal if not treated. It can stay for as many years or four months as it does not go away on its own. If a proper treatment is not done and throughout the time that you are infected, it is very possible that you can transfer the infection to your sexual partner.
Q: Will it affect my baby if I am pregnant?
- A: Yes, it can increase the chances of premature labour and a low birth weight of your child at the time of birth.
Q: Finally, will it be an issue even after I finish treatment?
- A: Getting away from treatment in early stages or engaging in sexual conduct before the infection is over might increase the chances of re-infection.
How can I get this prescription?
Across the UK, we have often found customers complaining that they face real difficulty in getting a Trichomoniasis or any other prescription given in instances where they are positive for any particular exam and are forced to visit a doctor or NHS SH centre, which is not a very favourable option, given it wastes a person’s many hours, travel cost, and on top of all, he also has to pay private doctors’ fees.
To solve this very problem, we at Medicines Online became the first ever UK Diagnostic Laboratory, which provides a bundle of prescription referral services along with the product solution. This simply means that if you purchase this particular option and your test result reports are positive, it will be sent directly to the Dashboard of our GP for referral.
This bundle, at the time of purchase, will cost you £30
You also have the option to select this bundle at the time of placing the order. This price is a special bundle price due to efficient and simple air transmission. You can also select this bundle at checkout. Once you complete your purchase and if you get a positive result, you will be required to directly go to your Dashboard and then fill out the pop-up referral questionnaire as required by our doctor. In case your test result is positive, you don’t have to worry. A referral is automatically created and transferred to the doctor for processing separately through the doctor’s login dashboard.
After this, either by email or by telephone, you will be contacted in case the doctor has any questions for you. Once approved by a doctor, your very own online digital prescription will automatically be emailed to you, mostly on the same day or latest by the next day, and you can directly take it to your nearest pharmacy and get your medication.
Total time taken is up to 1 (one) day from getting the positive test result to emailing you your Digital Prescription.
We also recommend that when you choose the bundle, regardless of whatever result you get, you always choose the special price. It is because this particular bundle option is an offer as a pack. The value of which is non-refundable. It will be a good choice if you are certain that you have the infection. However, if you don’thave anything and still want to get tested for the infection, then this might not be the one for you. There is nothing to lose as you will still have the £60 option later if you still want it, given that the non-bundle price option is £60.
You still have the option to get your Trichomoniasis result, post, which you can directly visit our online prescription page and directly pay for your referral consultation, which is charged at the usual regular rate of £60.
You can purchase the referral prescription product directly on the website for £60.
If your result is positive, you don’t have to worry. A referral is automatically created and transferred to the doctor for processing separately through the doctor’s login dashboard.
After this, either by email or by telephone, you will be contacted in case the doctor has any questions for you. Once approved by a doctor, your very own online digital prescription will automatically be emailed to you, mostly on the same day or latest by the next day, and you can directly take it to your nearest pharmacy and get your medication.
Total time duration would be up to 1 day for processing a Digital Online Prescription.
This prescription is not applicable for either of the following infections, including HPV, HIV and Syphilis.
What is the Scientific Data on the Instrument and Reagent?
The Technology Method Used – It is called the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
The Limit of Detection is 500 copies/ ml.
Sensitivity:
The kit has both positive and negative reference controls; the coincidence rates for both positive and negative reference controls at all times were 100%.
Specificity:
Between the microorganisms, no cross-activity was observed
Precision:
We also tested the reference controls 10 times, and at all times, the particular Ct values’ coefficient of variation was at no time greater than 5%.
Result/Outcome/Range
- Positive/Negative/Inconclusive
Accuracy
It is the combination of sensitivity and specificity variables which defines the accuracy of any given diagnostic test. The test’s ability to confirm positive results is referred to as sensitivity, while specificity is the ability to eliminate negative results. All of the tests we offer are validated to a high degree of accuracy (up to 98.5%).
Variables
The accuracy that this test result provides is highly dependent on several factors that cannot be controlled by our lab. Infection intensity, patient health, and quality of the sample, which is dependent on the adherence to “home testing” procedures, can all be factors that limit the results of the test. At all times, though, we make sure that our tests are extremely sensitive, but limitations such as a swab that is of poor quality will make it harder for the test to detect the presence of infection, because in this case, only a few viral particles will be present. Given the same, we request that you carefully consider the information sheet provided to you with your sample collection package to ensure a very high-quality sample.
Detection
Our test is specifically designed to accurately detect any presence of a pathogen in the sample. It does so by using the PCR method.
Please also note that all diagnoses should be properly discussed with your doctor, and our results from the laboratory should only be viewed by a healthcare professional for treatment. This should be done with your doctor while assessingyour medical history, lifestyle, and several other factors which may influence the results. You must ensure you share all the above with your GP when discussing these results.
Positive result
The presence of a parasite in the sample is confirmed by a positive test result at the time of testing. Upon the receipt of positive results, we strongly advise that you contact your healthcare provider for further treatment. We also offer prescriptions through our website. It is also possible that the parasite does not present any symptoms of the disease, but that does not mean that you can’t be infectious to other persons.
Negative result
While a negative result is always reassuring, we advise that it is also critical to understand its significance, meaning that the test did not detect the presence of infection only for the time of testing. However, your result should always be thoroughly discussed with the healthcare provider, while properly assessing and considering your lifestyle and sexual history.
Page Quality Review:
Review Date : 19/01/2024
Reviewed By :
Are there any Shared Stories?
Rose’s ongoing fear battle.
“Ola, everyone. My name’s Rosie, and I want to share my Trichomoniasis journey. I’ve been seeing a gynaecologists for the past year and have been to many. I have constant heartburn. In Jan last year, I took the 1st swab (the generic one), which depicted Candida Albicans. I first visited my GP and then gynac; I completed the prescribed treatment, but I was helpless.
But it didn’t solve anything.
I knew Candida was hard to defeat, so for a month, I also went on an anti-candida diet; took natural remedies, like seeds of a grapefruit, propolis and aloe vera, under the able advice of my herbalist. However, nothing worked for me, and my heartburn only continued from here. Later, I decided to take the swab again.
This made me think, “My problem is Trichomoniasis,” and that’s when I contacted my first gynae, who was the first person who had also, in my past appointments, told me that the only disease I had was Candida and no other infection or disease. However, because this was not the case, I did not benefit from that.
I shifted towards a gynae.
I was told by my gynaecologist that even if my swab showed a positive result, I was not to worry, as I did not really have it. I was also told that I had a small sore, and that was the cause of my heartburn.
Even after all the hesitation and no relief after the burn and the treatment, I would still constantly feel the burning sensation, and I also talk to my gynecologist about Vulvodynia about which I read somewhere online on the internet to which he said that if I have a child, every disease will go away on its own and I would not have to worry at this point, I was so perplexed and frustrated that I decided to change my doctor and went on to see another doctor in Chelsea.
I read about this from another doctor through the V Association. My new doctor was very kind and patient and really listened to everything I had to say upon listening, he said that I had symptoms of mild vulvodynia, and upon this diagnosis, my new doctor gave me one month’s medication that was pollen, vaginal, vetetran, and sporanox, and these were for candida, and he also asked me to do some contraction, relaxation, and stretching exercises at Home. I followed the medication and also did the exercises religiously. However, sadly, I did not have good results, and I had to stop taking further medication under my doctor’s advice.
This new, same doctor of mine further went on to advise me that if this month-long treatment did not solve my problem and I would have to do “tens”, given that I am from Nottingham, this for me would mean travelling a lot every week, which was very difficult for me.
Very sad and frustrated with not being able to get treated before taking this one final step, I bought a kit and thought about doing a vagina swab before taking this step, just to make sure that I have not got any infections. This happened in November 2009. I could not believe it when I saw that the result from this swap test came out positive again. After which, I went to my fourth gynaecologist to get further treatment, which could effectively destroy the infection. I went to see this doctor 2 times.
Whatever treatment was prescribed by my doctor. I did it all. However, I’m still at the very same point. I still had that burning sensation, and it was then that I spoke to my doctor about the “tens”. Listening, the doctor of mine, then explained to me that these very devices have now been replaced by what is referred to as the vagina cones and recommended that I use them once I am able to successfully remove the infection.
This was not the only message on the forum that day, and this was just one of the many, and it was right here that I learned about Rosie’s forum. Sadly, however, for me, I repeated the vagina swab, which came back negative this time, and I also had a colonoscopy, which revealed how affected I was, and it was from there that I had to take a three-month treatment with Kofi gel and a toxin dose. My current situation is that I still have heartburn, and the last time that I tried to have sex, I had immense pain and burning feeling days after. I had immense pain and burning feeling for days after I had sex. I could also sense burning while I tried to pee. I am now really tired and scared, and I really hope to have a diagnosis and find a way to recover.
Shipping and Return Policies
Appointment:
Missed appointments or cancellations less than 24 hours prior are not entitled to refunds. Rescheduling is possible but not guaranteed. Please contact the customer service prior to the appointment time to discuss cost and availability options.
Shipping & Return:
We have a 14-day return policy, which means you have 14 days after receiving your item to request a return.
To Qualify for any return, the product must be in the same condition as when you received it. Not used, not opened, unworn, in its original packaging. You will also need to send it to us with the receipt or proof of purchase.
Please return to: Medicines by MailBox, 89 Falcon Rd, London. SW11 2PF
You can read our full return policy here:
https://medicinesbymailbox.co.uk/return-policy/
We offer next day delivery; however courier delivery times are out of our control. We are unable to offer refunds for any late deliveries. But you will receive courier tracking information once your order has been dispatched. And orders placed by 1pm are dispatched on the same day.
What is the Shipping and Return Policy?
Appointments:
Any cancellations or any missed appointments by you made less than 24 hours prior will not be entitled to any refunds.However, we do provide flexibility of rescheduling, but we cannot guarantee the same. We ask you to reach our customer service before coming for the appointment and discuss your cost and availability options.
Shipping & Return:
We provide a 2-week return policy, which means you will have 14 days after you have received your item to make arequest for a return.
To qualify for any Trichomoniasis return, the product needs to be in the same condition as when you received it. It must not be used, opened, should be not worn, and should be in its original packaging as you received it. You will also be required to share the receipt or proof of purchase with us at the time of return.
Our return address is Ascot Pharmacy, 61 Falcon Rd, London. SW11 2PG.
Our full return policy is here in the below mentioned link below:
https://ascotpharmacy.co.uk/return-policy/
We do offer next-day delivery, but sometimes courier delivery timings are out of our control. Hence, we are unable to offer refund/s for any late deliveries. Also, you will receive courier tracking details once your order has been dispatched and orders placed by 1 PM are dispatched on the same day.
Principle IVD Regulatory Certifications
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MHRA Registration Number: 9489 – Sample Tube & Swab
Page Quality Review:
Review Date : 18/01/2024
Reviewed By :
Kiera W. –
The home test kit made it so easy to manage my health from home. I appreciated the privacy and convenience!
Aimee Wall –
Received my result very fast. Very pleased with the efficiency of this health testing company!