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How do you get mycoplasma
A 29-year-old member asked:

Dr. Ziad Aklanswered
Infectious Disease 33 years experience
STD: It is a sexually transmitted disease, just like chlamydia.
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5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 56-year-old female asked:

Dr. Ivelisse Rivera-Godreauanswered
Family Medicine 26 years experience
What type..: Mycoplasma genitalium can cause a mild form of pelvic and/or cervical infection in women and is sexually transmitted. Usually urethritis is seen in ma... Read More
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3.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old female asked:

Dr. Masoud Sadighpouranswered
Sleep Medicine 40 years experience
Tested by Dr.: Please let your doctor examine and send a sample from cervix or vaginal discharge to a lab.
You might have no symptoms but their might be discharge, ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. Mitchell Schusteranswered
Urogynecology 34 years experience
Gynecologist: If you are a woman, any gynecologist that has the ability to do pcr testing can test for those bacteria. Ditherix is one lab available for this speci... Read More
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5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old male asked:

Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Nope: M genitalium is not carried in the oral cavity. Therefore, oral sex isn't a risk; MG is transmitted only by vaginal or anal sex.
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2.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 29-year-old male asked:

Dr. Saul Hymesanswered
pediatrics - Infectious Disease 17 years experience
Not likely: Mycoplasma genitalium infection has been shown to be transmitted by vaginal, anal, and oral intercourse but to my knowledge has not yet been shown to ... Read More
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4.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 27-year-old male asked:

Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
No treatment needed: Mycoplasma hominis is normal in the genital tract. At any time, half of all people test positive. On rare occasions it contributes to uterus infection... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:

Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
STD: Mycoplasma genitalium apparently causes about 20% of cases of non-gonococcal urethritis. Another 30% are caused by chlamydia species. These cases ar... Read More
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6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. Sidney Vinsonanswered
Gastroenterology 29 years experience
Common: Colonization with mycoplasma is very common. Whether it causes disease is not entirely clear and somewhat controversial.
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5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 25-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Duplicate question. See other reply.
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Reviewed Jan 25, 2023
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