There are many bacteria in the female vagina. In the normal state of the female body, they constitute the natural microflora. If any violations of the microbiocenosis of the vagina occur, unpleasant symptoms appear that force the woman to consult a doctor.
But there are diseases that may not have symptoms at all, or they may masquerade as other diseases. In the future, such violations can provoke very sad consequences. We are talking about ureaplasmosis.
What is ureaplasmosis? Ways of infection with ureaplasma
Ureaplasma - bacteria from the genus Mycoplasma. They have very small sizes. The presence of ureaplasmas on the walls of the vagina can be observed in absolutely healthy women. In newborn girls, ureaplasma can often be detected in a vaginal culture. Ureaplasma is accidentally detected when examining women for prolonged cervicitis, endometritis, cervical erosion, colpitis, adnexitis, which indicates a possible involvement of ureaplasmas.
You can get infected with ureaplasma through sexual contact. Possible infection of the fetus from the mother. Infection is impossible through household contact.
What symptoms indicate ureaplasmosis?
In most cases, after infection with ureaplasma, there are no practical symptoms. Rarely, a woman may notice an uncharacteristic discharge or some discomfort during urination. As a rule, such symptoms go unnoticed, and ureaplasma, having settled on the vaginal mucosa, remains there. It was found that ureaplasma is detected in 67% of patients with pyelonephritis.
Men may self-heal from ureaplasmosis.
Thus, in the absence of any symptoms, a woman should still visit the gynecologist twice a year.
What are the consequences of ureaplasmosis?
Ureaplasma can stay in the body for a long time and not manifest itself in any way. Moreover, a woman may not know at all about the presence of ureaplasmosis. If she leads a healthy lifestyle and takes care of herself, having ureaplasma in a smear, she is not in danger. Otherwise, the bacterium can manifest itself not only with symptoms, but also with consequences.
Consequences of untreated urogenital infection caused by ureaplasma:
- Pelvic inflammatory disease;
- Pathologies of pregnancy;
- Not carrying a pregnancy;
- Pain and/or discomfort when urinating.
Examinations to help identify ureaplasmosis
When examining a woman of reproductive age who can and / or plans to become pregnant, it is obligatory to take a smear for bacterioscopic examination with the determination of vaginal microbiocenosis. Also informative analyzes - PCR for the detection of ureaplasma, seeding for sensitivity to antibiotics. A blood and urine test is also recommended, which will show inflammatory processes in the body.
In what cases is the treatment of ureaplasmosis mandatory?
When ureaplasmosis is detected in a woman who feels great and has no complaints, treatment of ureaplasmosis is not required. Because, as it is considered a variant of the norm. And ureaplasma is regarded as a conditionally pathogenic microflora. In this case, the woman is considered a carrier of the infection. In such a woman, the disease can manifest itself with hypothermia, stressful situations, and a decrease in immunity. Then the treatment of ureaplasmosis should be mandatory.
If a relatively small number of ureaplasmas are detected, and in the absence of any symptoms, a woman is offered treatment only if previous pregnancies were with threats of miscarriage or if the woman is to undergo pelvic surgery.
If large amounts of ureaplasmas are found on the vaginal mucosa, if the symptoms described above are present, the woman should be treated with antibacterial drugs. Treatment is carried out in both sexual partners at the same time. The treatment period is on average about 2 weeks.
If a woman feels periodic pain in the lower abdomen, complains about the impossibility of becoming pregnant, and an increased content of leukocytes is determined in the blood test, the temperature periodically rises to subfebrile numbers, then such a woman most likely has a urogenital infection that needs to be identified and treated.
Therefore, ureaplasmosis is considered a secret enemy of women's health, because determining the appropriateness of treatment is a problem for a specialist. After all, it is very difficult to immediately determine whether ureaplasmosis is the norm for a given woman and whether it can cause pathology of pregnancy in the future. Therefore, it is important to listen to the complaints of patients not only from the genital organs, in order to suspect and detect ureaplasmosis in time, which requires treatment.
Women need to be attentive to the sensations in the vagina during sexual intercourse, sensations during urination, and also monitor the discharge from the vagina. At the first suspicion of infection, do not postpone a visit to the doctor.
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