Ureaplasma

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Ureaplasma urealyticum is a bacterium that affects about 70% of sexually active men and women. It is transmitted through sexual contact, although it is not considered a classic STI. Ureaplasma often has no symptoms whatsoever, and a large percentage of infected people may never experience any problems at all. If ureaplasma is left untreated, it may cause infertility or non-specific urethritis.

Two different antibiotics can be used to treat ureaplasma, Doxycycline and Azithromycin. These medications are available to buy online after you take a free online consultation with our doctor.

What are the symptoms of ureaplasma?

Ureaplasma is characterised by urethritis in men and genital tract infections in women. Ureaplasma is asymptomatic in many cases and the majority of infected people may not even realise they have the condition. Ureaplasma is often diagnosed in men with epididymitis (a condition in which the area behind the testicle where sperm is stored is inflamed) and venereological patients (people involved in the study of STIs).

Ureaplasma has similar symptoms to urethritis and chorioamnionitis (an infection of the vagina due to a bacterial infection, often occurring during pregnancy), especially when there is a rapid expansion of the infection. These symptoms include redness and inflammation, an unusual genital discharge and pain during urination.

Other symptoms of ureaplasma include lower abdominal pains, urethrorrhoea (the flow of blood from the urethra) and dysuria (painful urination).

What causes ureaplasma?

The principal cause of ureaplasma is the result of the spread of an infectious agent by an infected person to their partner through sexual contact, saliva, blood transfusions, air, needles or blood.

Ureaplasma is extremely contagious, and is most often spread through sexual contact and unprotected sex with multiple partners. In more extreme cases, you can become infected if you touch an infected person's nose or eye secretions, or if an infected person coughs in your face.

What are the risks of ureaplasma?

Although ureaplasma can easily be treated, it can stay unrecognised for months because it rarely shows any symptoms.

It's been found that, if left untreated, ureaplasma can be associated with infertility, premature or still birth, non-specific urethritis, chorioamnionitis, meningitis and pneumonia. If ureaplasma has been left untreated for several months, it can spread to other parts of your body and damage your joints, nerves and muscles.

How can ureaplasma be treated?

If you find that you are infected with the ureaplasma bacterium, you can easily take a simple course of antibiotics to treat the condition. Doxycycline and Azithromycin can both be taken as a week-long course to treat ureaplasma.

You have a higher chance of successfully treating the infection if you start to take the prescribed treatment as soon as you start to develop symptoms. Even if your symptoms disappear before you finish your course of antibiotics, you should always ensure you take the full course to prevent the infection from returning.

Taking an online consultation

If you test positive for ureaplasma, we recommend that you take an online consultation to determine which prescription treatment is right for you. Once you have completed the online consultation, our doctor will thoroughly assess your condition and determine which treatments are best suited for you. When you've made your choice, a prescription will be issued and our pharmacy will dispatch your medication for overnight delivery.

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