Treatment of this condition is with metronidazole, either as a pill or as a gel intravaginally. It is important not to drink alcohol when taking metronidazole as these two drugs can have a serious interaction. Another treatment, which can be used for this type of vaginitis, is clindamycin, also available in pill or cream form. These are prescription medications and will need to be obtained from your doctor. This type of vaginitis is caused by an organism called Trichomonas vaginalis.
Transmission is through sexual intercourse.
Symptoms include vaginal itching and a thin, frothy, green-yellow or grey, malodorous vaginal discharge. Trichomonas vaginitis is treated with metronidazole taken in pill form. The sexual partners should be treated as well because this is a sexually transmitted disease. Yeast Vaginitis Yeast infections cause intense vaginal and labial itching as well as a white, cottage cheese type of discharge that has no odor. Often vaginal yeast infections occur after a woman has been taking a course of antibiotics.