Following several requests from our service users, the NVRL has added the APTIMA Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) to the sexual health testing menu at the laboratory. Testing will be available for symptomatic patients, on request, from 21st March 2016. Current guidelines recommend testing for TV in women complaining of vaginal discharge or vulvitis, or found to have evidence of vulvitis, and/or vaginitis on examination. Testing in men is recommended for TV contacts, and should also be considered in those with persistent urethritis.
