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If I had ureaplasma on my tongue and kissed a girl like deep kissing...what would be the odds of her getting the ureaplasma infection
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@user-hf2qd5is3l sorry, will need to be in English.
Wow this was super helpful. I am completely asymptomatic but the tests were ridiculously expensive and they prescribed also expensive antibiotics for it. Seems to me the risks of taking antibiotics and ruining my immune system are far higher than “treating” the mycoplasma hominis which exists in the body anyways.
I wish I was asymptomatic…
@ariannateodora5469 not what I mean. If you have symptoms, yes you should be tested, but your symptoms should also contribute to the management and treatment plan the doctor puts together. If no success then the investigations can be more intensive.
This is a big problem. I tested positive for mycoplasma G and was treated with Azithromycin, I still showed positive after that treatment and we suspected that the bacteria was resistant so I was treated with moxifloxacin. That treatment didn't work either. Mycoplasma H is not affected by Macrolides so therefore I still had my infection and lots of symptoms that negatively affected my life. Therefore, it is important to test specifically for mycoplasma h/g etc. to avoid taking a lot of antibiotics unnecessarily and cure the infection faster.
I'd disagree. Your doctor knew you had MG, so in the UK, We treat with doxycycline then azithromycin. If symptoms still present then treat with moxifloxacin.
However it all depends on what your symptoms are.
Doctors should treat symptoms and patients not test results.
Kind regards
Dr Bret Palmer
yes I'm from Sweden and they don't treat with Doxycycline here in the first place (which they should). If I had initially received pre-treatment with Doxycycline and after Azithromycin, my symptoms would have disappeared a long time ago. Here specifically in Sweden, knowledge about Mycoplasma in particular is incredibly poor. Some healthcare providers don't even know that both women and men can have the bacteria in their lower regions but only in their lungs. Due to the doctors' lack of knowledge here, I have suffered. So that's right, if I had been on doxycycline first I would probably have been better. Now the doctors have discussed the drug Pristinamycin... which I do not recommend..
See if you can get 2 weeks of doxycycline, this can be recommended in the European guidelines, especially if you also have pain in the testicles?
While sexual health or genitourinary medicine isn't a specialty, there are doctors who do specialise in sexual health... their usually based in the larger cities.
Let me know how you get on.
Kind regards
Dr Bret Palmer
This is so upsetting because they should test for it to get the proper treatment. I've been suffering with this for too long.
What are your symptoms? What is your diagnosis?
Kind regards
Dr Bret Palmer
These can cause infertility if untreated , this is why I will never go to a male gyn 🤦🏻♀️
Me the same... My male gyn leaves me untreted for so long time!
Never let a male GYN touch me!
@@DrBretPalmer "Thank you for your comment" ???? This is not the answer I was expected... Could you please properly reply to this comment saying that you are wrong.
Sorry if any of my comments have offended you. I'm not sure which comment you disapproved of.
Kind regards
@@DrBretPalmer I was not offended Doc, I just didn't understand why you say "Thank you" to someone saying that you are wrong. Can you please reply to Victoria's claim: if you let Mgen untreated, you can become infertile. What do you have to say about that please?
The PCR test shows not only Mycoplasma Genitalium but also other types of Mycoplasma that can cause severe symptoms and consequences for a woman. It is important to specifically test for which type of Mycoplasma you have in order to cure faster and without lots of different antibiotics. Even if a person does not have symptoms, they should still be tested for mycoplasma H because if a person who has Mycoplasma H does not have symptoms, they can still infect someone else who then gets serious symptoms instead.
Thank you for your question.
The evidence shows that Mycoplasma genitalium cam be a serious infection, but not Mycoplasma H.
However if you have symptoms then you should be treated accordingly and treatment for, for example, PID, then many antibiotics will also clear up Mycoplasma H.
I hope you get better quickly.
Kind regards
Dr Bret Palmer
Hii, which antibiotic did you take to treat this shit??
@basnetvlogs8617 doxycycline 100mg twice a day for a week.
Under the guidance of your doctor.
@@DrBretPalmer doctor gave me dalacin c 150mg and later Azithromycin 500 mg but did not work like 70% cured but still have some left. Could you please prescribe me.
Please give prescription doc.
@basnetvlogs8617 what country are you in? UK?
I am mycroplasma hominis n taking doxicycline n moxiflocaxin antibiotic. And still got symptom. Please help what antibiotic that really can cure my discharge.
It is difficult when you have an infection causing discharge which won't shift. You should be re-investigated. You doctor may consider doxycycline for 2 weeks then azithromycin or may choose minocycline 100mg twice a day.
Good luck and hope it improves.
Are you cured now?
@@tatahg934 yes iam. After almost 2 yrs im positive. Try herbs
I have a question. Is this bacteria able to change your body odour, specifically armpits? I hope it doesnt sound silly. Any feedback is appreciated.
No question is silly.
Bacteria can change your body odour. Best to wash with an antibacterial emollient. I'm not aware of a particular Bacteria causing a particular change in body odour.
Hi Dr. I from Perú :), this bacterium are news for the tratrement... i have M. H and ureaplasma, i need some solution h taking pill doxiciclina
Ah, okay. No sex until the doxycycline course is finished. Partner should also be treated otherwise you'll get it back again. In the UK we don't treat this infection.
Take care.
Why i Uk don't treat this infection? Its normal
@vaniahurtado4473 we don't test for it as it is a normal commensal. We treat symptoms and screen for STI's
Helpful video. Thank you.
Please Doc ,am from Cameroon.i have been taken all types of Antibiotics but no solution for over 3years now.Please Doc your response will be appreciated.what can i take to get rid of it because am afraid to be infertile already expiriencing a black and drow menstruation.please advice me on what to take to clear it and the menstruation.Tested (Ureaplasma urealyticum an mycoplasma hominis).
Is the black menstruation at the end of the period?
Are you in pain?
If black blood at the end of menstruation and you are not in pain then should be okay.
Have a full sexual health screen including Syphilis, HIV, gonorrhoea and Chlamydia. If all negative then that's great.
The two bacteria you have we don't test for as you can pick these bacteria up from your environment.
So really depends how you are actually feeling.
Hii doc can you please prescribe good and effective medicine to treat this shit. I took dalacin c 150g for 8days and then I took azithromycin 500 for 1 day but still it’s not gone. Which medicine is effective pls tell me. I have lab report. I can share with you if you want to prescribe the medicine 💊
What if you don’t have any symptoms I have no pain or anything
Then not likely to be a problem.
@@DrBretPalmer cool
Hi doctor, I tested positive for MH around 5 months ago and everything else came negative in a routine urine screening. I was having symptoms so the doctor prescribed doxicicline. After completing the treatment , symptoms were gone, and I tested again the following weeks and result came out negative.
I haven’t experienced any symptoms since then and I just did a checkup urine screen last week and MH appeared positive again (no symptoms).
So I guess my partner also has it too because during that period I’ve only stayed with her.
Should I let her know? Is there any chance I got MH from her if I haven’t had any other sexual partner since ages? Im kind of confused now. If she does the urine screening then she will think she got it because of me.
I’ve been reading that no treating it may affect your fertility or causing delivery problems. Can I just forget about it and continue my normal life with my couple although I know I tested positive?
Okay, you have no symptoms, so I'd leave it MH, is commonly found in humans and many guidelines do not consider MH to be a disease causing infection.
You were treated correct as sounds as if you had non specific urethritis (NSU). Now for NSU, your partner should be treated, and if you guys are having sex then you should be retreated as well or wait until you get symptoms again. MH is irrelevant in my opinion, I wouldn't test for it as can pick it up from environment.
Hello doctor, I did a ETS PCR pannel (male, urine sample) which included other mycoplasmas, gonorrea and clamydia.
Mycoplasma Hominis came back positive, everything else was negative.
I'm having symptoms and I would like to know if this bacteria can "activate" and cause infections out of nowhere or how does it work?
Hominis can be passed sexually but maybe past by other means. It isn't considered to be an STI and I the UK we don't regard it as one and don't even test for it.
If no symptoms then nothing to treat if you was in the UK. Your doctor may have a different opinion.
Hello Doctor. I was positive for ureaplasma urealyticum. Doxy didn't help. I have only had unprotected sex a few times, but the women i am with will always get some type of infection soon after, and they have to use a cream. I test a lot and always have negative everything. Could the ureaplasma be the issue, and how can I get rid of it if doxy won't work. Thank you for a response.
Depends on the infection they get. If it's thrush then no, nothing to do with ureaplasma.
Don't wash with soap use an emollient. Reason in the videos.
Can leave it as can be cleared natural in many cases. Drink plenty of water, tea, fluids etc.
Thanks for the response. Unfortunately, time has not gotten rid of it. If a women has thrush, and you have intercourse because you don't notice it yet, can you get some type of infection, or unlikely? This will be my last question as your time is important.
@@DrBretPalmer
Hello doctor, I had a risky sexual relationship (without a condom) with a person who was diagnosed with mycoplasma hominis (MH).
10 days after sexual intercourse I started to feel testicular pain.
I have no other symptoms, no discharge, no fever, the pain is sometimes sharp and sometimes "dull".
I went to a medical center and they gave me doxycycline 100 mg twice a day for 14 days.
The first week the pain persisted, the second week the pain became less evident.
Two days after completing my treatment with doxycycline, the testicular pain returned
so they gave me 1 g of azithromycin as a single dose.
The two days after azithromycin I had no testicular pain, but on the third day the pain returned.
What do you recommend and why is the antibiotic not working?
Depends.
Don't do contact sports or sports that effect the testicles e.g. running. Allow them to rest, also wear supportive underwear.
Also, did they take sample to see if they can identify and ideally grow the bacteria?
Otherwise you may have to have a different type of antibiotic, e.g. minocycline or co-trimoxazole.
@@DrBretPalmer No, they didn't take any samples to identify the bacteria.
The doctor told me to wait 4 weeks after the last dose of antibiotics to take the urine PCR test that identifies more than 11 bactericidal agents.
The pain has decreased significantly, but it is still persistent. On the pain scale I think I am always between 0.5 and 2 out of 10, and I am very sensitive to touch, but again, I have no other symptoms.
What is the recommendation in any case?
@@DrBretPalmer Could I be dealing with a resistant bacteria or a chronic MH infection?
Why do some people say that it is impossible to eliminate it? Could it be that some strains have become super bacteria?
@RomanAmor-b3x your doctor is right. Sometimes best to wait. Cut out coffee and alcohol from your diet. Eat more fruit and veg. Some people get a great response drinking green tea.
Retract foreskin regularly and wah with water only, do not use soap.
@@DrBretPalmer Could I be dealing with a resistant bacteria or a chronic MH infection?
Why do some people say that it is impossible to eliminate it? Could it be that some strains have become super bacteria?
Dr. Burt, is it possible that the bacteria ureaplasma urealyticum and parvum are pathogenic and can lead to death? What is the risk factor if they are pathogenic? Then you said that it may go away on its own within 3 to 6 months. Do you mean after symptoms appear? Is it possible to treat it when symptoms appear without antibiotics, just by raising immunity? I hope for a response. Thank you in advance. I also hope that you will upload a video for us in detail about urea plasma of its types.
Thank you for the question, but you have it the wrong way round.
If you have symptoms then you need to be treated regardless of what the tests show. It could be all kinds of pathogens, but could also be something you picked up by another route and the only thing that's showing is a ureaplasma type infection.
So get treatment if you have obvious symptoms.
@DrBretPalmer I'm just asking, is it possible for ureaplasma of all types to cause death when symptoms appear? Is it possible for you to tell me about tubal adhesions in the uterus? I would like answers, please. Thank you in advance
Any bacteria in the wrong place e.g. the brain, can cause death. Bacteria in the genitals usually are harmless.
Adhesions are the body's reaction to trauma, e.g. surgery, radiation, infection, inflammation, autoimmune etc, so yes bacteria can cause it but there are many other causes.
It would be completely incorrect to assume is a person has adhesions to then say, that's caused by ureaplasma type organism.
I hope this helps.
I’m a little confused on the guidance here. I’ve had urethritis for years and tested positive (privately) for Ureaplasma parvum. Nhs doctor told me at the time not to bother treating it as it’s normal. However I’m now pregnant, still symptomatic and still being told not to bother treating, even though guidance seems to suggest Ureaplasma can cause stillbirths and miscarriages. The nhs website itself even says Ureaplasma can cause this so doctors guidance does not seem to make any sense? What’s your opinion?
The big difference between the guidance and yourself is that you have symptoms.
Regardless of the tests, if you have symptoms, then the symptoms should be treated. Usually, ureaplasma is treated with standard antibiotics. You are pregnant so you may be given azithromycin, does very much depend on your symptoms.
For people who don't have symptoms, then they shouldn't even test for it.
I hope that makes a bit more sense.
You are entitled to get a second opinion at a different sexual health clinic.
Take care.
@@DrBretPalmer I appreciate the response, it still seems rather confused to insist it’s not tested for, symptoms or not, if it is known to be a factor in miscarriage and still birth? Surely if the infection can cause pregnancy complications it’s irrelevant if it’s symptomatic, pregnant women should be testing and treated regardless?
@Jenniferstone242 hi there Jennifer, one study may show this relationship but other studies haven't. There are many bacteria in the body and most don't cause any disease, some will only cause problems if there is too much of them. We need bacteria in our bodies in order to live and too many antibiotics is not good for us. So it is not as simple as this was found... get rid of it. The cause maybe another bacteria but the only organism being detected was a very common one usually found in the genital tract. Either way, if you have symptoms then your symptoms should be reviewed and treated accordingly.
I hope this is helpful.
Kind regards
@@DrBretPalmer that’s really helpful thanks for the response
I have tested positive for Ureaplasma urealyticum no symptoms. I’m happy to leave it, except that my partner’s mother has MS and he has some reason to believe he may be autoimmune compromised. Is this a risk?
Nope.
He can test for HIV, or see an immunology doctor if he has solid concerns.
I'm tested positive for Mycoplasma Genitalium a few days ago, but I've been having symptoms on and off for more than 3 months (I have non-gonococcal, non-specific persistant urethritis). I was taking doxycycline twice and moxyfloxacine once. The symptoms always re-appear after 7-10 days of finishing the course. Last I took moxyfloxacine and had a control urethral swab 2 weeks after finishing therapy and I tested positive for Mgen. As of yesterday the yellowish discharge is back again. It is possible I got re-infected as of the last course of antibiotics, but that would most likely be from oral sex. Would you recommend taking a 2-step therapy at this time? Do you think doxy + moxy combo would help even though I already took those separately from one another? Would you recommend an alternative? I find the advice you give here very helpful, thank you.
Hi there, I follow the UK guidelines, a test of cure, should be done 4 weeks after treatment as you get high false positives. Either way you have a discharge and a urethritis regardless of cause.
I think treatment with doxycycline then Azithromycin would be best (if susceptible), if no improvement or still positive then moxifloxacin 400mg once a day for 14 days... no gym and stop if you get tendon pain.
Sexual partners do need to get tested and treated otherwise MGen will be returned.
I hope this helps and sorry for the late reply.
Take care
@@DrBretPalmer Thank you very much for the reply, doctor. My doctor prescribed me doxycycline + moxifloxacine therapy as there is no resistance testing available. I'm on my 4th day of therapy, the discharge became thinner, and has almost disappeared by now. I was also advised to get re-tested a month after finishing therapy. Hopefully, the symptoms will not reappear. Can you please advise why should I avoid going to the gym now?
@nemanjamitrovic2392 sure, moxifloxacin can cause tendinitis and in rare cases tendon rupture. Best do swimming instead.
@@DrBretPalmer I understand. Thank you! Greetings from Belgrade.
@@nemanjamitrovic2392 Neman, has the treatment worked for you? I´m also tested positive for MGen and been suffering without finding a solution. The fisrt doctor precribed Azithomycin and Ceftriaxona. The second doctor precribed the same. Now, the third one, Doxycycline, Metronidazol and Ceftriaxona.
I have mycoplasma hominis and ureaplasma uriliticum i took two packs of doxycycline and azomithricyn and diflucan and flagyl.i had symptoms like yellow vagina infections and lower belly and back pain.even i did an operation i had asherman,that was from 2 years ago.so after taking the treatment i did the STD's Pcr and all was negative.and now i got married the sypmtoms came back.so what do u advice me to do??thank you doctor
Your doctor can do tests but should treat the symptoms and you should be examined to exclude PID.
Thank you doctor
Can you get again from your husband? How are you now?
@tatahg934 if your partner was not treated then it will return.
Also can return as it is suspected that there is a non sexual route to obtaining some of these infections.
I think this is a serious issue causing serious health problems . That’s been my experience. I appreciate your medical opinion /advice . This video helped a lot . Why does it cause me so many problems . It almost kills me and the pain is horrific ! I think it should be part of standard testing and treated because people passing it to others that fall ill to it , is an issue , and a risk to fertility and life long health issues . I was 40 when it started . And any exposure to it gives me major problems . Could menopause be the reason why it is causing me issues? I had to have a hysterectomy and was diagnosed with interstitial cystitis, even after a negative result. But anytime I’ve tried to be intimate I get exposed. And it makes me bedridden in pain and illness and discomfort, it is one of the worst things in the world and the most pain in the world. I would not wish it on my worst enemy.
From where I’m standing, it feels like the urea plasma is what caused me to have to have the hysterectomy and caused the bladder to be very sensitive, resulting in interstitial cystitis, whether or not now my test comes clear from ureaplasma .
I think it can cause major issues .
Yes but you shoukd have your symptoms treated. Treat the patient, not the test result. This is the main thrust of the video.
Hi Dr Bret. Iam having recurrent bacterial vaginosis. Due to which I went into premature labor. Unfortunately, my baby couldn’t survive. They are treating me for metronidazole everytime. This time I went to the gp. He didn’t check me and advised me metronidazole and doxycycline. I went to the sexual clinic to get myself checked. They said that you just have intermediate flora, no bv and no sti. From the month , Iam not on any antibiotics. I was wondering that can bv and ureaplasma block the Fallopian tubes?
Hi there,
Very sorry to hear about your baby, very difficult time for you.
To answer your question BV doesn't, to my knowledge, doesnt block your fallopian tubes. Currently, Ureaplasma is considered to be harmless. However if you have symptoms then these should be investigated and treated accordingly.
I wish you well.
Kind regards
Dr Bret Palmer
@@DrBretPalmer Thankyou so much dr. Yes Iam going to the private health clinic to get checked for ureaplasma because nhs doesn’t check for it. One last question dr, I have pain on one side of spine and pain for a second in my lower pelvis which is gone now. It lasted for week. Could it be pid? The pain was not all the day. Sometimes a day
There's a reason why the NHS doesn't test for ureaplasma, it's not been proven to cause any problems, I'd advise against it.
With regards to the pain. Unlike to be PID. PID is usually diagnosed with an internal examination. If the pain is increased when the cervix is moved and the cervix has pus under the microscope, then you should be treated for PID, regardless of any organisms found on testing.
I hope this makes sense.
Take care and
Kind regards
Dr Bret Palmer
@@DrBretPalmer Thankyou so much dr for your time and effort 🙏🏻🙏🏻
What about ureplasma with symptoms that could be caused by something else (itching & burning during intercourse / just stopped periods -- so could be caused by meno)? Would you treat these with antibiotics?
can you please reply?? I'm desperate because I do not want to take the antibiotics. I'm not even on childbearing years. But can this cause other (worse) problems in the future? Like PID or worse??
Sorry for late reply, I run the YT channel after work.
Ureaplasma generally doesn't cause any problems. However some private clinics test for it and then treat it as a sexual infection.
In the UK we don't test for it.
Either way Ureaplasma can be treated, usually by standard antibiotics like Doxycycline.
So if you have no symptoms I wouldn't be concerned. If you have symptoms then you should be treated according to your symptoms e.g. PID symptoms would usually get treated with standard antibiotics which would also treat the Ureaplasma.
I hope this helps. Happy to have follow up questions if you have any.
Kind regards
Dr Bret Palmer
@@DrBretPalmer thank you SO much. It is so hard getting answers. I do have symptoms. But they could be explained by another issue. Specifically: labia itching, pain during & after intercourse, very heavy periods (ended 3 months ago bc I'm going into meno). Itching on and off for years. Pain during intercourse started 3 months ago. Just last week, I started having pain just above my hip bones on both sides, intermittent. Not severe. I had a *horrible* reaction to very strong antibiotics 1.5 years ago (clindamycin, 11 days, amoxicillin, 7 days, and metronidazole, 4 days). My previously very healthy gastro system was seriously almost destroyed. I know that I should have recovered but I never did. Then I caught covid and things got worse. I have been dealing with alternating reflux / constipation for the last year. It has changed many things about my life, can't eat most foods, have to sleep sitting up, can't sleep often due to side effects from constipation meds, etc. etc. I'm starting to get those under control *finally* after trying just about everything in the world. So having me take antibiotics for a "maybe" diagnosis is like telling me to go get into a car accident because it might help. That's even worse given that many people don't respond to the first round of antibiotics (or ever). But even one would be completely devastating to me, I am pretty sure. Seriously.
I also have lower ab bloating which I assumed was gastro related -- but maybe it relates to this infection?? Is that possible??
My thought is that these symptoms could all be caused by meno. I just last week started premarin. I'm hoping maybe increasing the pH will help the itching and pain during intercourse. Not sure about the bloating and new pain above my hips.
Do you ever see people get better from these symptoms (who have ureaplasma) without antibiotics? Or is the research just not there?
@@DrBretPalmer also what really interested me was the European guidance *seems to say* that even symptomatic people should not be treated, doesn't it?
Yeap it does say that. But a symptomatic person should have their symptoms treated, as could be caused by another bacteria. So the end result is, if symptoms are treated the chances are so would any ureaplasma as well.
I hope this makes sense.
Kind regards
Dr Bret Palmer
Is there any way to treat it naturally ?
This infection can pass naturally in 6 months for many but not all. Keep hydrated. If you symptoms then you may need antibiotics to get rid of the symptoms.
Does testing positive on MH affects your masculine fertility? Should I worry if I plan to have kids in the near future?
@drbretpalmer
No need to worry. If you have symptoms then get treated.
If everything is normal then have a standard sexual health screen.
If not producing children after a year then get a fertility test.
Please speak to your doctor if you have other concerns.
Thanks doctor! No symptoms at all so far. How many weeks should I refrain from unprotected sexual activity since the day I received a positive result?
@JuanpabloRodriguez-zb1qe if no symptoms then it's regarded as a normal commensal, so no need to abstain from sex.
The question is why was the test done.
Thanks doctor. I took a complete STI test as a normal follow up.
MH was positive and all the others not detected. After a week of receiving the results I’ve start experiencing very mild symptoms (like a little burn when going to pee) but nothing that bad or painful. I took doxy for a week and azithromycin for 3 more days. Just saw your video after completing the treatment (otherwise I wouldn’t have done it because symptoms were very mild!).
2 weeks have passed since treatment and I can still feel a very small burn still but again nothing painful.
If I wouldn’t have taken the test not sure if I could be able to tell that I’m experiencing symptoms…maybe I was more paranoid when the test showed a positive result and start reading so many negative things on the internet…
Does mycoplasma hominis cause hiv ??
No.
HIV is it's own virus.
Mycoplasma hominis is a bacteria.
@@DrBretPalmer I had protected sex then I got this infection so m little worried that’s y I asked
@basnetvlogs8617 no problem, hope all is well.
@@DrBretPalmer yes all is well in Jesus name amen 🙏
@@DrBretPalmer Dr I was told to have Dalacin c 150g fro 7days 2+2=4 capsules per day. I completed and now 70%percentage recover but still there are some. How can I get rid of it ?? Should I continue with pills for more 7 days ??
Can you heal this by changing your diet ?
No. But many people naturally get rid of the infection given enough time.
Ive had mh and urethritis for 12 months the antibiotics dont work im worried my life is over
Forget it is MH, just work on the urethritis.
How bad is it, out of 10?
Does it come or go or does it stay permanently?
What antibiotics have you tried, have you got better after the antibiotics?
Did your partners get treated as well?
Yes husband treated. Doxy twice then i started losing vision from intracranial pressure, azithromycin, clindamycin and allergic to fluroquolones and have mtfhr and cannot take those and would never take those even if i could my sister is paralyzed from cipro. Guess ill die from it or live with it
No, you just need someone to go through the various options. Is there a sexual health clinic near where you live? If so contact them on Monday and see how it goes.
Danke!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video 👍
Whats wrong with you doctors seriously.
Whats the problem?
@@DrBretPalmer ureaplasma has been making my life hell. And doctors keep gaslighting on these bacterias…
@ariannateodora5469 your doctors should be treating you, not your test results.
Same here. How are you know? Cured? I hope so.
@@DrBretPalmerbut please tell me how to treat the symptons without getting rid of this bacteria? The antibiotics don't work!
Is that the same for ureaplasma?
Yeap, finding this bacteria, won't change a treatment plan, assuming you have symptoms.
Kind regards
Dr Bret Palmer
@@DrBretPalmer so if you have no symptoms, there no need for treatment ?
Nope.
No need to test for it either.
@@DrBretPalmer why to private std companies test for it ?
Hi Nick,
Good question, I'd say because many people have it so lots of positive tests, therefore further treatment, more money, and many people will get it again so more treatment.
In the UK NHS, we don't test for it in sexual health clinics.
So wait. Is this an STD or not?
Mycoplasma hominis is not an STI.
Treat the patient, not the test.
@@DrBretPalmer It came up on an STI pannel I did that's the only reason why I asked.
I'd ignore it, if symptom free. In the UK we don't treated as its a common bacteria, unlike mycoplasma genitalium which can cause a few problems in people.
Take care.
Does ureaplasma paruvam is STI?
@@DrBretPalmerdoes ureaplasma paruvam is STI, what treatment needed?
I am diagnosed with that so should I drink doxycycline and that it ?
Depends on your symptoms. If you have symptoms and provided no allergies, can have doxycycline 100mg twice a day for two weeks if male. If female then can have the same treatment if no pregnancy risk.
I hope this helps.
@@DrBretPalmer thank you for your response, my wife checked to doctor and doctor said that she has mycoplasma hominis , so I guess she got it from me , so doctor gave her something she puts inside and I have ROXI ARISTO its same like Roxithromycin 150 mg . For 10 days .
@tomitomi8538 not necessarily from you but it doesn't matter.
I'm assuming you and wife have symptoms?
Hopefully this treatment will be effective and then retest 1 month after treatment. Ideally no sex in the mean time.
Symptoms sometimes watery discharge a little in the morning but nothing else at all , few years ago I had chlamidya and maby I didn’t finished everything. Thank you very much for your answer I will retest after a month ❤️
@tomitomi8538 good luck to you both. Let me know how you get on.
Hello doctor, I had a risky sexual relationship (without a condom) with a person who was diagnosed with mycoplasma hominis (MH).
10 days after sexual intercourse I started to feel testicular pain.
I have no other symptoms, no discharge, no fever, the pain is sometimes sharp and sometimes "dull".
I went to a medical center and they gave me doxycycline 100 mg twice a day for 14 days.
The first week the pain persisted, the second week the pain became less evident.
Two days after completing my treatment with doxycycline, the testicular pain returned
so they gave me 1 g of azithromycin as a single dose.
The two days after azithromycin I had no testicular pain, but on the third day the pain returned.
What do you recommend and why is the antibiotic not working?