Mycoplasmosis in men: everything you need to know about this disease
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Today mycoplasmosis in men diagnosed often enough. The preventive examinations within the framework of family planning, with the appearance of other complaints tests detect pathogens and begin the treatment. How is it justified? Let's try to understand.
A Mycoplasma is a group of inflammatory and infectious processes, which are caused by Mycoplasma. This organism occupies an intermediate position between bacteria and viruses, being closer to the first.
There are many types of Mycoplasma, but the human body can live only 16. Of these, the danger is only a few forms, primarily Mycoplasma hominis and Mycoplasma genitalium. These organisms colonize mucous membranes, mostly of the urethra, glans and foreskin.
Carriers can be up to 50% of men of reproductive age. And symptoms appear a much smaller number. So today the doctors believe that to treat Mycoplasma, which does not exhibit itself, there is no need. It is classified as a conditionally-pathogenic microflora, and therefore, it is a danger only for people with extremely weakened immune systems, for example, on the background of immunodeficiency, after radiation, chemotherapy or immunosuppressive therapy. Only in such cases of Mycoplasma in men can cause the beginning of inflammatory diseases.
The basic symptoms of mycoplasmosis
Mycoplasma infection occurs during unprotected sexual intercourse. Given the number of carriers among men and women, the probability of this is quite large.
Mycoplasma attaches to the mucous membranes of the glans penis, foreskin and urethra. A single colony can exist for years without causing symptoms and manifestations. But if for some reason their number is getting out of control, can start an inflammatory disease of the foreskin, urethra, bladder, kidney, testes and prostate. For these diseases typically, and the symptoms do not differ from normal.
But first of all men complain of the following symptoms:
- Discharge from the urethra. Small white, clear or yellowish discharge, not associated with sexual intercourse and arousal, unable to talk about the beginning of the inflammatory process.
- Urodynia. Unpleasant sensations that appear during or after urination – the most common symptom of urethritis and cystitis.
- Redness, swelling of the foreskin and the mucosa of the glans penis. These symptoms are often observed in the early stages of the disease.
- The increase in the inguinal lymph nodes. Accompanied by any inflammatory reaction in the urogenital system.
- Frequent urination. Along with pain when urinating and turbidity may indicate the beginning of cystitis.
Before you start to treat mycoplasmosis
To search for pathogens of this disease used several methods. This files most often – PCR and ELISA diagnostics. These methods are simple, fast, but often give false positive responses. And although they are well-proven in relation to other diseases, in the case of mycoplasmosis their use is not always justified.
More accurate is the bacterial inoculation, during which the technician can determine the number of pathogens per unit volume, as well as to test the sensitivity of the detected strain of Mycoplasma to various antibiotics.
Treatment is required only when there is clear clinical symptoms of inflammation, and in analysis discovered a large number of mycoplasmas in the absence of other potential pathogens. The fact that this microorganism is considered to be quite peaceful and rarely causes inflammation.
In addition to the determination of the agent, may require additional diagnostics aimed at clarifying the extent and localization of inflammation: ultrasound of the urogenital tract, urine analysis, examination of the prostate gland. Typically, this list is enough to make an accurate diagnosis and prescribe adequate treatment, but in some cases may require additional examination.
Principles of therapymycoplasmosis's
If the physician clearly established that the only possible causative agent is Mycoplasma, it is necessary to begin treatment.
But also assigned additional treatment: anti-inflammatory drugs, antihistamines, in the case of a long course of treatment – medications and prebiotics to reduce the potential harm from antibiotics.
Most commonly used systemic medication, but sometimes requires local treatment: baths and instillation into the urethra.
Importantly! Not yet finished treatment, you must abstain from sex or use a condom even for sex with a regular partner. The woman will also have to pass tests, and if it is discovered Mycoplasma, and pass the course, even if there are no symptoms. Otherwise, perhaps re-infection men after the course of therapy.
Treatment is considered successful if, after laboratory diagnosis did not reveal the presence of Mycoplasma in a smear from the urethra. The disappearance of symptoms criterion can not be.