Ureaplasmosis

Ureaplasmosis is an infectious disease caused by unicellular microorganisms Ureaplasma urealyticum. It occurs after sexual contact with a carrier of ureaplasm or a patient with ureaplasmosis, in addition, infection can occur during the birth of a child when the child passes through the maternal pathways of the mother.

Symptoms of ureaplasmosis

In case of sexual infection, symptoms appear about a month after contact with the bol

An honest man. However, ureaplasmosis does not always develop after such contact – a person can avoid the disease, but remain a carrier of the microbe. Regardless of whether the disease has developed or not, a person is a carrier of ureaplasma from the first days after infection and can also infect another person. Another danger of ureaplasmosis is that it can be completely asymptomatic. However, in some cases, it still causes clinical manifestations.

In women:

frequent urination, soreness during urination;
cervicitis;
vaginal discharge;
colpitis, vaginosis;
endometritis, myometritis.
For men:

urethritis;
minor discharge from the urethra (especially in the morning);
inflammation of the epididymis;
symptoms may disappear, then reappear.
Diagnosis is based on bacterial culture data from a smear.

Treatment of ureaplasmosis

For the treatment of ureaplasmosis, antibiotics are used, as well as immunomodulatory drugs, local bactericidal agents. Treatment for ureaplasmosis should be given to both sexual partners, and sexual activity should be abstained from during treatment. To increase the effectiveness of treatment, patients may be prescribed a diet.

The danger of ureaplasmosis for pregnant women

Before conceiving a child, it is desirable for a woman to be examined for the presence of ureaplasma in the body. Even if a woman is not sick, but is only a carrier, ureaplasmosis will develop during pregnancy against the background of reduced immunity. At the same time, it cannot be treated during pregnancy, since antibiotics negatively affect the fetus. As a result of ureaplasmosis, miscarriage may occur or premature birth may occur. Even if there are no problems during pregnancy – they will appear after birth, because the baby will become infected during the passage through the birth canal – then the infection will remain in his body for life. Therefore, before conception, it is necessary to get rid of these microorganisms.

It is also undesirable for a man to leave ureaplasmosis untreated – otherwise infertility may develop, as well as a number of inflammatory diseases that will significantly worsen a man’s quality of life. However, men are lucky – they have this disease can disappear spontaneously.

Complications and consequences of ureaplasmosis include cystitis, pyelonephritis, inflammatory diseases of the genital sphere – both in men and women, in addition, chronic ureaplasmosis affects the entire body, causing weakness, deterioration of the general condition, even fever, as well as inflammation of the joints.

Due to the danger of ureaplasmosis and its invisibility (in the case when a person does not even suspect that he is a dangerous distributor of the virus), it is recommended to regularly undergo preventive examinations by a urologist for men and a gynecologist for women in order to identify ureaplasmas in a timely manner and begin treatment. In addition, it is recommended to avoid unprotected sexual contact (unless you have 100% confidence that your partner is not sick or a carrier of ureaplasmas and other sexually transmitted diseases).

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