Patient's question:
What gynecological diseases require checking for mycoplasma and chlamydia infections?Doctor's answer:
Hello, mycoplasmas are microorganisms that exist between bacteria and viruses, and are also the smallest microorganisms capable of independent living and non-cell culture. Currently, there are over 80 known mycoplasmas, with about a dozen found in the human body. Among them, Mycoplasma pneumoniae can cause acute respiratory infections and pneumonia; Mycoplasma hominis (MH) can lead to urinary tract infections, infertility, endometritis, postpartum fever, and neonatal pneumonia; Ureaplasma urealyticum (UU) can cause urethritis, endometritis, chorioamnionitis, spontaneous abortion, premature birth, neonatal pneumonia, male infertility, and urinary calculi; Salivary mycoplasma and Oral mycoplasma are common residents of the upper respiratory tract. A single serum IgM positive for Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) suggests a high possibility of recent infection.