A 29-year-old member asked:
How do you get mycoplasma genitalium infection?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Ziad Aklanswered
Infectious Disease 33 years experience
STD: It is a sexually transmitted disease, just like chlamydia.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
I know some people are more likely to get mycoplasma genitalium than others. Which ones?
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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A 40-year-old male asked:
Is mycoplasma genitalium common? Can you get it from mouth to penis?
Dr. Birendra Tandananswered
Urology 36 years experience
No it is not. It is commonly transmitted thru regular intercourse but can be rarely by oral sex too. It is a very fastidius organism to isolate /diagn... Read More
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Answered Sep 23, 2022
A 29-year-old male asked:
How 2 get a referral to do a pcr urine test thru labcorp for mycoplasma genitalium, ureaplasma, and trich. can I do this thru like a Tele health and I can take a referral by a hospital. I've seen uro but he don't want to sign off for it says in head?
Dr. Christine Homanswered
Pediatrics 32 years experience
In the United States, laboratory testing is becoming constrained by insurance companies. They may not pay for some tests; a PCR test could be hundred... Read More
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Reviewed Sep 03, 2021
A 26-year-old female asked:
Hello drs and thank you. Sorry for my ignorance. If mycoplasma/ureaplasma are normal bacteria in body, how it is related to mycoplasma genitalium/ureaplasa parvum? The STDs sound very serious and far from normal. Should I also get tested for these?
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Don't believe everything you find online! M genitalium is the only one of these that frequently causes health problems, and its only proved problem is... Read More
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Reviewed May 16, 2021
A female asked:
I had a positive Igg and negative Igm when tested for Mycoplasma daes that mean I don't have a current infection ,but had one in the past?
Dr. Jovita Anyanwuanswered
Internal Medicine 32 years experience
Yes: Yes IGM will indicate recent infection
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