Ureaplasmosis men is less common than in women. And if a woman is sick or a carrier ureaplasmosis ureaplasmas. This does not mean that her regular partner ill. But with lowered immunity against the backdrop of severe physical or neuropsychiatric stress, acute or chronic diseases and symptoms in men ureaplasmosis.

How is ureaplasmosis men

In men, the first manifestations ureaplasmosis often are signs of the urethra (urethritis). Signs of this are never significant. But there are asymptomatic urethritis in men is rare. If the disease is not treated (which is quite common), all symptoms of urethritis are alone and the man considers himself healthy.

Nevertheless, he first represents a threat to potential sexual partners, and secondly infection may slowly spread to the internal genital organs. Primarily affects the prostate gland and epididymis - developing prostatitis and epididymitis.

With involvement in the inflammatory process of internal male genitalia had gradually reduced sexual function and developing infertility. Infertility is developed due to the destruction of sperm by prolonged inflammation, as well as due to the reduction of motor activity under the influence of enzymes secreted ureaplasmas. The cause of infertility can also decrease sperm fertilizing capacity due to the fact that ureaplasmas "cling" to the sperm, thereby reducing motor activity.

The first signs of ureaplasmosis

Typically, a few weeks after sexual contact with a new partner in a man appears frequently painful urination and transparent or slightly turbid, colorless discharge from the urethra (the urethra). If it joins and other bacterial infections (such as staphylococcus caused by E. coli, etc.), the allocation may be mucopurulent - developing NGU.

Discharge usually appear in the morning or after a long containment urination. Not all men attach importance to this sign and they usually pass on their own.

Signs of further development ureaplasmosis

In the transition of the inflammatory process in the prostate, there are signs of prostatitis Symptoms of prostatitis - listen to your body   - Pain in the lower abdomen, extending to the groin and urination disorders (inflammation of the prostate compresses passes inside the urethra) in the form of urinary retention, sochetayuscheystya act with painful urination.

At the same time a man is gradually reduced potency. At first sexual intercourse may become short due to too rapid ejaculation (ejaculation disorders). Then may decrease erection Erection - what hinders and what helps a man to be a man   and sexual desire and come complete impotence Impotence - a female perspective on the problem .

Epididymitis often occurs when ureaplasmosis malosimptomno and immediately becomes chronic. Signs of chronic epididymitis is some painful testicle when walking. When probing, you can also see an increase, seal and light tenderness of the epididymis, fused with the egg itself.

But in some cases (particularly in the presence of mixed infection) occurs in acute epididymitis form. At the same time there is high fever, malaise, headache, pain in muscles and joints. Against this background, there is a strong pain in the perineum, worse walking. Gradually, the pain in the testicle is set (usually to one side). On examination can detect reddened edematous scrotum, and a sharp pain on palpation of the affected epididymis. When raising the scrotum pain decreases.

Diagnostics

Ureaplasmosis men is revealed with the help of laboratory and instrumental studies: smear from the urethra under the microscope (ureaplasmas in this case revealed rare), sowing discharge or scrapings from the urethra to the special culture media to identify the pathogen and its sensitivity to antibiotics), polymerase chain Reaction (PCR - detected DNA ureaplasmas), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA - detected antibodies to infectious agents). To identify prostatitis Prostatitis: how to deal with pain   epididymitis, and performed ultrasonography (US).

Ureaplasmosis men must be identified and treated. The question of whether to treat a man's carrier ureaplasmas decided in each case individually. In particular treated in a carriage when planning a pregnancy.

Galina Romanenko

The symptoms of lung disease with severe consequences

Ureaplasmas - are representatives of conditionally pathogenic microflora that are present on the skin and mucous membranes of many women. They cause inflammation (ureaplasmosis) is prolonged and invisibly. Today, some experts doubt that ureaplasmosis treated. Nevertheless, it is still worth doing, as a discreet and difficult process can lead to permanent infertility.

Promotion ureaplasmas in women

Starts ureaplasmosis Ureaplasmosis - inflammation of the urogenital system   women often invisibly - to ureaplasma implementation in the lining of the cervix and the emergence of small discharge, discomfort, sometimes - with certain disorders of urination. May appear and signs of acute inflammation: fever, chills, malaise, abdominal pain, frequent painful urination.

Usually, the infection starts with the vulva, vagina and cervix, and then moves to the endometrium of the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries. Wherever it finishes another round of inflammation at the site of the fabric (it is destroyed) develop connective tissue adhesions - the basis of future infertility.

Infection also captures urinary tract and kidney, causing a first failure of the bladder (cystitis) and then the ureters and kidneys. It is also possible the defeat of the urinary tract and kidneys.

Why is ureaplasmosis developing infertility in women

Infertility is developed due to the fact that the ovaries and fallopian tubes to the egg become impassable. She can not get out of the ovary after fertilization, can not move the fallopian tube toward the uterus. After adhesions will form, there may be considerable pain in the abdomen.

Yet infertility in this disease develops not always, a woman's body protects its internal sexual organs and the baby during pregnancy from the action ureaplasmas. But the danger of complications, difficult to treat, is maintained. Besides infertility complications may begin after conception and lead to miscarriage Miscarriage - why you lose the most precious thing? , Transmission of the infectious agent with the development of the fetus had intrauterine infection, etc. In postpartum women in the background ureaplasmosis can begin postpartum endometritis - inflammation of the lining of the uterus.

Ureaplasmosis often associated with HPV infection, which causes cervical cancer.

Symptoms ureaplasmosis woman

Ureaplasmosis (and a whole bunch of genital infections, sexually transmitted diseases) often develops in women who are promiscuous. Ikubatsionny period of the disease (time from infection until the first signs of it) is about a month, but can be less or more - every woman differently. This feature gives rise to first carriage and then (with a decrease in immunity) - ureaplasmosis.

Ureaplasma begins with the symptoms of inflammation of the vulva, vagina and cervical canal. A feeling of mild discomfort in this area, a small itch, urinary disorders (they are becoming more frequent and a little painful) - signs of lower urinary tract segments. Appear and discharge from the genital tract, usually colorless, but may be mucopurulent since ureaplasmosis often combined with other sexually transmitted diseases.

In some cases, ureaplasmas multiply rapidly in the area of ​​the external genitalia, displacing the normal microflora - dysbacteriosis vagina Dysbacteriosis vagina - how to fight?   or bacterial vaginosis, which manifests itself with abundant variety of discharge with an unpleasant odor.

If the infection goes to the internal genitalia, there abdominal pain Abdominal pain: when to sound the alarm? , Malaise, weakness, sometimes slightly raised temperature, showing signs of intoxication. This state can then pass, then reappear for a long time.

Call a doctor

Any inflammation in the urinary organs should be treated, but not the woman, and a specialist in a medical institution. To help in this case can gynecologists, urologists or dermatovenereologists.

Prior to treatment, a woman fully examined reveal the infectious agent and the presence of inflammatory process in the internal genital organs or the consequences of this process in the form of adhesions, and tubal occlusion, and possibly infertility.

After establishing the final diagnosis and possible complications of complex treatment the woman and her sexual partner. After the treatment the newly appointed laboratory tests to confirm cure.