Gynecological Mycoplasma hominis positive

Many patients see the “Mh positive” on the test report and are not sure what it means? Today we will take a look at this "Mh positive type": How to treat human Mycoplasma Mh positive type?

"Mh" is the general name for Mycoplasma hominis. Many hospitals are accustomed to using English instead. Some hospitals use "positive type" to express infection or " " to express infection. Therefore, when you see "Mh positive type" on the test form, it means that you are infected with Mycoplasma hominis positive type. The basically unified view now is that if the test result is positive and there are no symptoms, treatment is temporarily unnecessary. However, if the test result is positive and there is inflammation, even if it is a mild inflammation, treatment is still required.

Generally, people who have too many sexual partners or have experienced unclean sexual behavior should highly suspect this disease. If they have any uncomfortable symptoms, they can see a doctor and have their secretions checked. The laboratory diagnosis of Mycoplasma hominis Mh mainly uses liquid separation and solid separation methods. Men insert a sterile test cotton ball into the urethra about 2 cm and rotate it. After keeping still for a few seconds, the sample is taken. The precipitate from semen, sperm, and urine can be used for specimen collection. The lady wipes off the cervical mucus and inserts a sterile test cotton ball into the cervical canal 1-2 cm and rotates it to take a sample. Because Mycoplasma hominis (Mh) possesses arginase, it can dissolve arginine to produce ammonia, which increases the pH value of the Mh liquid culture medium containing phenol red indicator and changes the color of the liquid from yellow to red.

Friendly reminder: Prevention of human mycoplasma infection must be guaranteed. Immediate family members need to pay special attention to prevention and keep clean before and after intercourse. Secondly, if the test result is positive during early pregnancy, you should seek medical treatment in time to avoid harm to the fetus. Mycoplasma hominis is a disease transmitted through sexual contact and intermittent infection also exists. Therefore, it is of great significance for couples to pay great attention to sexual hygiene and avoid unclean sexual life to prevent Mycoplasma hominis infection.