Sexual health: trichomoniasis: practice question

A OBG question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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OBG · Sexual health: trichomoniasis

Sample item

A patient has frothy yellow-green vaginal discharge, vulvar irritation, and punctate cervical erythema. What infection is most likely?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Trichomoniasis

Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted protozoal infection causing frothy discharge, irritation, and sometimes strawberry cervix. Sexual partners require treatment to prevent reinfection.

Option by option

  • A. Vulvovaginal candidiasis

    Candidiasis causes thick white discharge and pruritus.

  • B. Bacterial vaginosis only

    Bacterial vaginosis produces thin gray discharge and fishy odor.

  • C. Trichomoniasis (correct)

    Correct. Frothy discharge and punctate cervical erythema are characteristic.

  • D. Genital herpes

    Herpes causes painful vesicles or ulcers.

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What is the answer to this OBG question?

The best answer is C, Trichomoniasis. Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted protozoal infection causing frothy discharge, irritation, and sometimes strawberry cervix.

Why is "Vulvovaginal candidiasis" not the answer?

Candidiasis causes thick white discharge and pruritus.

Why is "Bacterial vaginosis only" not the answer?

Bacterial vaginosis produces thin gray discharge and fishy odor.

Why is "Genital herpes" not the answer?

Herpes causes painful vesicles or ulcers.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Sexual health: trichomoniasis in OBG. Sexual partners require treatment to prevent reinfection.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Sexual health: trichomoniasis?

Learn management algorithms as steps: PPH, eclampsia, ectopic pregnancy. Then use the flashcards and the other OBG questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.