Mycoplasma genitalium

Definition and causes

Mycoplasma genitalium is a tiny organism (bacteria) that can grow in the mucous membranes of the urethra and the woman's cervix. While the organism is different from chlamydia, so has the development of the disease many similarities with chlamydia infections. Both sexually transmitted and both grouped as a non-gonorreisk urethrit (Ngu), which means "a non-conditional gonorrhea inflammation of the urethra."

Since its discovery in the early 1980s is the focus of Mycoplasma genitalium increased, and there are indications that some of the "chlamydia infections", which can not be treated as normal, in fact caused by an infection with Mycoplasma genitalium. Chlamydia is still around. twice as frequently as Mycoplasma genitalium infections.

Symptoms of Mycoplasma genitalium infection

Like chlamydia gives Mycoplasma genitalium in men sting on urination, and in women it can give vaginal discharge, and in severe cases, an infection in æggelderne, representing abdominal inflammation. At around. half of those infected are no symptoms.
The symptoms can not be distinguished from chlamydia.

Precautions and diagnosis

When symptoms mentioned above or suspected to have exposed themselves to infection, it is very important to go to the doctor and be tested, since the disease can have potentially serious complications (see selected and complications below).

The diagnosis of Mycoplasma genitalium infection depends on a graft from the urethra in men and from the cervical canal in women (by gynecological examination). Alternatively, you can make the diagnosis by a urine specimen, but among women it must be accompanied by a graft from the cervical canal. The doctor sends the sample (any type) into the State Serum Institute, where they are analyzed. Often the infection will be examined by a chlamydia infection and will not be diagnosed as my
If you get diagnosed and / or to be put into treatment, it is important that we come to partners who can be infected, or who may have infected one, and let them deal too.

Treatment of Mycoplasma genitalium infection

Mycoplasma genitalium is sensitive to the same type of antibiotic as chlamydia, and most cases will be treated like chlamydia, with a single dose of the substance azitromycin. Approximately 15% of cases can not be treated so, and the dosage should be increased and the treatment continued for 5 days.
Partner (s) must also be addressed.

Select and complications

Since the disease can be asymptomatic in part, it may spread and give complications. In men, it can probably lead to inflammation of bitestiklerne. In women is the most feared complication spread to the ovaries, thereby abdominal inflammation. This could potentially lead to infertility due arvæv formation of egg heads. Women with arvæv formation of egg-heads are also in increased risk of developing pregnancy outside the uterus, then the egg can not pass to the uterus, where Commit

So it is potentially very serious complications and it is very important that we ourselves and potential partners are treated.

Prevention of Mycoplasma genitalium infection

The only way to prevent infection is to "have sex with prudence". This includes primarily the use of condoms by sex, which is the only form of contraception that protect against sexually transmitted diseases. Neither the pill, diaphragm, spermicides cream, spiral or pulling out before the trigger reduces the risk of sexually transmitted diseases. In addition, an increased risk with the number of sexpartnere.