What are the symptoms of Ureaplasma urealyticum positive in men?

A positive Ureaplasma test indicates an infection. Ureaplasma can occur in both men and women and is one of the important pathogens of sexually transmitted diseases. Because it is a sexually transmitted disease, many men are concerned about the symptoms that appear after being infected with Ureaplasma. So, what are the symptoms of a positive Ureaplasma test in men? Let's take a look.

After a male has had sexual contact with someone infected with Ureaplasma urealyticum, he or she will develop symptoms of urethritis after a latent period of 1-3 weeks. At this time, most of the symptoms are those of anterior urethritis, such as redness and swelling of the urethral opening, stinging and itching of the urethral opening, etc. After 3-7 days, the symptoms turn into those of posterior urethritis, at this time, most of the symptoms are frequent urination, urgent urination, and secretions from the urethral opening. In the case of some patients, there may be no other symptoms but only secretions from the urethral opening; or there may be redness and swelling of the urethral opening but no other symptoms, etc.

At this time, symptoms of mycoplasma urethritis appear. Generally, after one month of treatment with diuretic and anti-inflammatory pills, ureaplasma, chlamydia and various bacteria and viruses can be quickly killed. If it is not taken seriously or treated in time, it will continue to spread and infect the prostate, testicles, bladder and other reproductive and urinary tracts, resulting in inflammatory infection of the reproductive and urinary tract.

For patients with a long infection cycle of Ureaplasma urealyticum and poor physical constitution, male infertility may occur. This infertility is mainly manifested in inflammatory oligospermia, asthenospermia, sperm liquefaction, etc. If the vas deferens is blocked by inflammation, vas deferens blockage infertility may occur. If it accumulates in the testicles, affecting the spermatogenesis and secretion of sex hormones in the testicles, endocrine disorder infertility may also occur.

treatment

Antibiotics are still the main treatment for Ureaplasma urealyticum infection. Currently, the most commonly used drugs in clinical practice are tetracyclines, macrolides and quinolones, among which tetracyclines are the first choice. Studies have found that the number of UU strains resistant to tetracyclines and other drugs is increasing, but no strains resistant to three types of drugs have been found, suggesting that a combination of two or three drugs may be the best treatment.