What is a Trichomoniasis Test?
Trichomoniasis or Trich is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STD), being more common in women than in men, and 70% of infected people do not develop symptoms.
Why choose our Trichomoniasis Test Kit?
Our Laboratory uses UKCA CE-certified PCR special purpose high tech instruments and manual with robotic machines. The Instruments and the equipment that are used are registered with MHRA.
- We use Modern Technology newer than the NHS
- Best Value Prices – Your Direct with the Laboratory
- Best Support your chatting with BioMedical Scientists.
- Pre-Paid Royal Mail Tracked 24/48, Return to Lab Label option
- Result Certificate Issued by Confidential Email (No SMS)
- Click and Collect Sample Collection Open 10am to 10pm
- Jump the queue option for £50
- WhatsApp Team Support with Laboratory Staff
What are the Trichomoniasis Test Home Kit Options?
Self Swab Kit
- Swab stick
- Sample Stick Holder Tube
- Return UN3373 Labelled Bag.
- Return label option at the checkout.
- Instructions for use.
- Pre-Return Online Sample Registration
- Free Replacement Kit if loss or Damage
- Plain White package for privacy and discretion from neighbours
- Cost effective Standard kit with Upgrade Kit Option for £50
- Patient Request Comments Box (read by the Laboratory Staff processing your sample for better quality and communication)
Urine Tub Kit
- Sample Beaker container
- Absorbent Material
- Return UN3373 Labelled Bag.
- Return label option at the checkout.
- Instructions for use.
- Pre-Return Online Sample Registration
- Free Replacement Kit if loss or Damage
- Plain White package for privacy and discretion from neighbours
- Cost effective Standard kit with Upgrade Kit Option for £50
- Patient Request Comments Box (read by the Laboratory Staff processing your sample for better quality and communication)
Register your Sample Tube from your Kit here in your Account dashboard.
Tell me More about the Trichomoniasis Test?
– For women?
- abnormal vaginal discharge that may be thick, thin or frothy and yellow-green
- producing more discharge than normal, which may also have an unpleasant fishy smell
- soreness, swelling and itching around the vagina – sometimes the inner thighs also become itchy
- pain or discomfort when passing urine or having sex
– for men?
- pain when peeing or during ejaculation
- urinary infection, needing to pee more frequently than usual
- thin, white discharge from the penis
- soreness, swelling and redness around the head of the penis or foreskin
How do you get a Trichomoniasis Kit?
Order your kit online and once it arrive collect your sample at home.
Then, drop off the Kit in the morning to the Royal Mail Red Street Box. Use the Track24/48 Return Label to the Lab.
Lastly, once your results are ready, we will send you an email with your Result. Also you can view the report in your Dashboard.
How long do the Trichomoniasis Test Results take?
The target turnaround time for the results is 1-2 working days from receiving them in the laboratory. The turnaround time is a guide only and sometimes depends on the assay run schedule.
* If your results are positive, please see your health provider for treatment*
Sample Management
Therefore, consider that the Medicines Online for home delivery is not just a cost-effective way to check in 1 kit. Still, the Trichomoniasis exam is a PCR laboratory solution clinics use for general health checks.
Please make sure the sample is done properly and follow the instructions. Otherwise, invalid results will occur. Sample management rules must be followed, so please follow our guidelines.
The At Home or Clinic Trichomoniasis Test?
For health services, ask your local service centre or contact us online. You can also get your results via text or email. Most prefer email as it’s more confidential.
We have a subscription method for the weekly delivery of kits. But these home Trichomoniasis kits are of great value. Or you can contact us for some price comparisons. But we won’t be beaten on price or accuracy value proposition.
What are the Common Trichomoniasis Questions?
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Q: Firstly, what is this infection?
- A: It is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a tiny parasite.
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Q: And how does this bacteria spread?
- A: The parasite is usually spread by having sex without a condom. However, it could be spread also by sharing sex toys, through vaginal-penile or vaginal-vaginal intercourse, anal sex, oral sex and genital touching (skin-to-skin contact without ejaculation).
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Q: So, how contagious is this infection?
- A: But it is very contagious. And in addition to affecting the genitals, it can also infect the anus, mouth and hands.
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Q: therefore, what are the symptoms?
- A: It may never show symptoms, so it spreads so easily. However, if symptoms occur (tend to appear within 5 to 28 days after exposure), you may experience pain or discomfort during intercourse, vaginal discharge that has a bad odour, white discharge from the penis, burning after ejaculation, burning or painful urination.
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Q: What happens if I do not get treated?
- A: Without a test and treatment, Trichomoniasis can last for months or even years. It doesn’t go away on its own. The entire time you’re infected, you can give the STD to your sexual partners.
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Q: But if I am pregnant, does it affect my baby?
- A: If you are pregnant and have this infection, it will increase the risk of premature labour and low birth weight.
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Q: Finally, will it be an issue if I stop the treatment?
- A: Stopping treatment too soon or engaging in sexual contact before the infection is gone can lead to reinfection.
How to Get a Trichomoniasis Prescription?
Everyone knows how hard and frustrating its is to arrange antibiotics for a simple infection in the UK. Mycoplasma Customers often complain that they have difficulty getting an STI, or actually, any prescription when they need one. Visiting your Doctor can take hours and cost significant money for travelling. Some will visit a doctor or NHS Sexual Health Clinic and wait hours, and yet others will resort to paying private Doctors’ fees.
Medicines By Mailbox is one of the leading Online Diagnostic companies that offers a bundle of a Prescription via a Doctor’s Referral Service with Lab test kits. A simple click during the ordering process makes it much easier to get your results. Within minutes, you can have your prescription in your email. And within a few more minutes, you can have your antibiotics in your hand from your local Pharmacy.
Do bundle it in at the time of Purchase for £30
Simple Steps:
- Click and select the option to add it to your cart. Our £30 referral fee price is a special bundle price and includes consultation and the prescription.
- At the last stage of the checkout, you can also select this great £30 Bundle.
- When you’ve got your results from the Laboratory you then have a very fast and easy stage. If you got positive results, you can visit us on WhatsApp or go to your dashboard and complete the pop-up Questionnaire from the Prescribing Doctor.
- When your result is positive, your Referral is transferred to the Doctor and processed. The Doctor also has a Login Dashboard to manage their Referrals. The doctor has your contract details if they have questions. If the Prescriber approves, your Online Digital prescription will be emailed to you on the same day. Use the reference number in the email to your local Pharmacy to get your medicines.
The total time to get your Antibiotics or other treatment is usually the same day. Sometimes it can be the next day. 1 day from a positive result to email your Digital Prescription.
When choosing the bundle, regardless of your result, you choose the special price ‘In case of receiving a positive result’. A regular prescription costs twice as much at £60. The bundle option is an offer packaged together. This value is not refundable. It’s a good choice if you’re quite sure you have an infection.
If you feel you don’t have anything but just want a report to be sure, then maybe this isn’t for you. But if you do need it, you still have the £60 option.
And the Non-Bundle Price option of £60
You can wait until you receive your positive result, then visit our Online Prescription Page and pay for your Referral Consultation at the regular rate of £60.
The Next steps:
- Purchase the Referral Prescription product for £60 on the website.
- Provide the order number for which you had a positive result so we can track it and upload your result pdf.
- Complete the purchase and fill out the Doctor’s pop-up Referral Questionnaire in your Dashboard.
- If your result is positive, your Referral is automatically transferred to the Doctor for processing. If the doctor has any questions, they have your contact details. If approved, your Online Digital prescription is emailed within 1 day of your completing the questionnaire. Then you can take it to your local Pharmacy for filling.
In this case, the total time required to process a Digital Online Prescription can exceed 1 day.
Our Referral Prescription Service does not apply to HPV, HIV and Syphilis infections.
What is the Scientific Data on the Trichomoniasis Kit and Reagent?
Technology Method:
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Limit of Detection:
500 copies/ mL
Sensitivity:
In the kit’s positive and negative reference controls, the positive and negative coincidence rates were 100%.
Specificity: No cross-reactivity of the kit between the microorganisms was observed.
Accuracy: Precision reference controls were tested 10 times, and the Ct value’s coefficient of variation (CV%) was no greater than 5%.
Result/Outcome/Range
- Positive/Negative/Inconclusive
Accuracy
The accuracy of any of our diagnostic PCR systems is defined as the combination of sensitivity and specificity variables. Sensitivity is the PCR’s ability to confirm positive results; specificity eliminates negative results. All our methods are validated with high accuracy (up to 98.5%).
Variables
Accuracy can be affected by various factors that our lab cannot control. Infection intensity, patient health, and sample quality, dependent on adherence to “home testing” procedures, can all limit the test results. Although our PCRs are extremely sensitive, a poor-quality swab makes it harder to detect the presence of infection, as fewer viral particles will be present. Please carefully consider the information sheet accompanying your sample collection kit to ensure a high-quality sample.
Detection
The Trichomoniasis PCR test detection is designed to accurately detect the presence of the pathogen in the sample. It uses a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) amplifying method to detect the pathogen.
Any diagnosis should be discussed with your healthcare provider. Any results from our medical diagnostics laboratory are intended to be viewed by healthcare professionals. This should be done with a patient’s medical history, lifestyle, and other factors that may influence results, which should be shared with your GP when discussing these results.
Positive result
A positive result suggests the presence of a parasite in the sample at the time of sampling. Upon receiving positive results, you should contact your healthcare provider for treatment. You can also gain a prescription through our website. It is possible that the parasite does not present symptoms of the disease, but you may still be infectious to others.
Negative result
While this can provide reassurance, it is important to understand its significance. This means the PCR did not detect the presence of infection at the time of Sampling. Results should still be discussed with a healthcare provider while considering lifestyle and sexual history.
Page Quality Review:
Review Date : 19/01/2026
Reviewed By :
A Shared Story about Trichomoniasis
A WHO STI survey finds no decline since 2012: 376 million new cases per year for syphilis, gonorrhoea, chlamydia, trich and other methods that can lead to serious consequences if not treated in the right way. A Trichomoniasis test leads the way to detection and treatment.
Spread by direct contact
They are generally caused by bacteria, viruses, and protozoa that pass from one individual to another through the mucous membranes using infected biological liquids as a vehicle. Trich can affect not only the genital organs but also other organs and systems.
Although sexual activity is the main cause of their spread, it is possible to be infected even without sexual contact: think of the case of transmission from mother to child during pregnancy or childbirth (vertical transmission), through transfusions of infected blood or through the use of needles or other instruments that are not adequately cleaned (for example in tattoos).
Home kits are very important
because the symptoms can go unnoticed, appearing from a few days to years after infection. Specifically, bacteria are at the origin of gonorrhoea, syphilis, and chlamydia; the viruses underlying pathologies such as the human papillomavirus, genital herpes, hepatitis A, B and C and HIV; the protozoa for trich and the fungi for Candida Albicans.
According to a survey just released by the World Health Organization, every day, one million people between the ages of 15 and 49 contract a treatable STD.
According to the WHO report, this type of pathology causes 376 million new cases yearly.
Above all, STD Urine or Swab profiles include syphilis. The research available in the Who Bulletin shows that in 2016, there were 127 million new cases of chlamydia. This is among 15-49 year olds, 87 million of gonorrhoea, 6.3 million of syphilis and 156 million of trichomoniasis checkup and positive cases.
Detected by exams and treatments.
And it is possible to have treatment depending on the infection. Treatments range from antibiotics for bacterial infections to therapies and surgical treatments for viral ones. And with a separate discussion for HIV, which at the moment can only be kept under control – it can cause serious consequences. These range from infertility to brain and lung problems, pregnancies, increased risk of fetal death and HIV.
A worrying lack of progress
The spread of STI infections around the world. Peter Salama, executive director for these issues at the World Health Organization, “This is a wake-up call”. An effort to help everyone, everywhere, has access to the services. They must have what they need to prevent and treat these disabling diseases.” It is estimated that only syphilis caused 200,000 fetal deaths in 2016. And the treatment has become more complex.
In recent times, the global shortage of benzathine penicillin
The screening solutions matched general infection levels when compared to the data available in 2011. The desired decline in current or new infection rates has not occurred. About one in 25 people worldwide have at least one of these conditions. And with many infected with several at the same time.
The causes are sex without condoms
Vaginal, anal and oral – and, as seen, spreading during pregnancy or contact with blood products. A situation in which we could interrupt sexual education STI Trichomoniasis screening operations. And careful and appropriate use of contraceptive methods, including the greater use of condoms.
Not only. According to the WHO, it is important to increase STI testing. And research to raise the awareness. Also, to improve care, develop detection ideas, and create vaccines.
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 Online, 89 Falcon Rd, London. SW11 2PF
You can read our full return policy here:
https://medicinesonline.org.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 Trichomoniasis Kit Shipping and Returns Policy?
Appointment:
Missed appointments or cancellations less than 24 hours prior are not entitled to refunds. Rescheduling is possible but not guaranteed. Please contact customer service before the appointment 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 Trichomoniasis kit return, the product must be in the same condition as when you received it. It is not used, not opened, unworn, and in its original packaging. You will also need to send it to us with the receipt or proof of purchase.
Please return to Medicines Online, 61 Falcon Rd, London. SW11 2PG
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. 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 : 14/07/2026
Reviewed By :
Abner Fox –
I ordered the Kit online and received it timely and in good condition. I also got my test results timely.
Zain Mohd. –
Good service.
Kiera W. –
They made it so easy to manage my healthcare 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!