2. Mycoplasma genitalium (M. genitalium)
A recent study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology classified this disease as a sexually transmitted disease, as the researchers found that the infection was more common in people who had at least four new sexual partners in the past year than in people who had one or fewer new partners. Also, people were more likely to have M. genitalium if they had unprotected sex, and no infections were found in people who never had sex.
In men, the bacteria can cause inflammation of the urethra (called urethritis) that leads to symptoms such as a burning pain while urinating or discharge from the penis. Women’s symptoms are less clear, but the bacteria has been linked to inflammation of the cervix(cervicitis) as well as pelvic inflammatory disease, an infection of the female reproductive systems which can lead to pain in the lower abdomen, pain or bleeding during sex, and in severe cases, infertility in women. Treatment for M. genitalium is often a five-day course of antibiotics.
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