If not treated it can cause severe and painful infections and may lead to infertility. Often there are no symptoms, so it can be hard to tell that you have it. The treatment for this infection is a course of antibiotics. This is an infection caused by a bacteria. If not treated it can spread into your fallopian tubes and cause a lot of pain.
Treatment is by antibiotics.
An infection like Trichomonas can sometimes be picked up by noticing a change in the discharge or odour from the vaginal area. This is a sexually transmitted disease which can cause abdominal pain and vaginal discharges in women. However, sometimes there are no symptoms. Again swabs or samples will be taken and sent to the laboratory to be tested. Gonorrhoea can cause sterility in women if not treated.