What does gynecological mycoplasma infection mean?

Gynecological examinations can reveal problems in women's bodies, and gynecological conditions are very complicated, including various diseases, inflammations, infections, etc. Some diseases are easy to understand, but infection problems are easy to confuse people, especially when some people are diagnosed with mycoplasma infection, they know what it means. So, what does gynecological mycoplasma infection mean? Let’s take a look below.

Mycoplasma infection is mainly a disease caused by unclean sexual behavior. In the early stages of infection, it usually invades the vagina and cervix. These organs undergo an inflammatory reaction, which causes increased secretions, unusual leucorrhea with a strange odor, and some people experience mild discomfort in the reproductive tract. If not treated promptly, the infection will continue, causing endometrial inflammation and swelling of the fallopian tube cilia, which will hinder the normal operation of the fertilized egg and lead to infertility, or even if pregnancy occurs in time, it is easy to have fetal growth retardation, miscarriage, low birth weight, etc. If a woman's genital secretions increase in volume, turn yellow, and have an odor, and a mycoplasma test shows a positive result, she is infected with the virus and needs treatment.

Symptoms of Mycoplasma Infection

1. Urogenital tract infection

Urogenital tract infection: The incubation period is 1 to 3 weeks. The typical acute symptoms are similar to other non-gonococcal genitourinary tract infections, manifested as urethral stinging, varying degrees of urgency and frequency of urination, stinging during urination, especially when the urine is more concentrated, mild redness and swelling of the urethral opening, thin and small secretions, which are serous or purulent. It is often necessary to squeeze the urethra hard to see the secretions overflow. There is often a small amount of mucous secretion at the urethral opening in the morning, or only a scab membrane seals the opening, or there is a dirty crotch. The subacute stage is often accompanied by prostate infection. Patients often experience perineum distension and pain, back pain, discomfort on the inner sides of both thighs, or a stinging sensation radiating from the perineum to the inner sides of the thighs when doing anal lifting movements.

Female patients often suffer from reproductive system inflammation that spreads from the cervix. Most of them have no obvious subjective symptoms. A few severe patients have a feeling of vaginal prolapse. When the infection spreads to the urethra, frequent urination and urgency are the main symptoms that attract the patient's attention. The infection is confined to the cervix, manifested by increased leucorrhea, turbidity, cervical edema, congestion or surface erosion. The infection spreads to the urethra, manifested by flushing and congestion of the urethral orifice. A small amount of secretions may overflow when the urethra is squeezed, but tenderness rarely occurs.

2. Respiratory tract infection

The onset is slow, with an incubation period of 2 to 3 weeks. At the beginning of the disease, patients experience general discomfort, fatigue, and headache. Fever develops 2 to 3 days later, with the temperature often reaching around 39°C and lasting for 1 to 3 weeks, and may be accompanied by sore throat and muscle aches.

Cough is the most prominent symptom of this disease, which usually begins 2 to 3 days after the onset of the disease. It is a dry cough at first, and then turns into a stubborn and severe cough, often with thick sputum occasionally stained with blood. In a few cases, it may be similar to whooping cough. It can last for 1 to 4 weeks. Pulmonary signs are often subtle or even absent. A few people can hear dry and wet music. However, many of the masses disappeared, so the physical signs were inconsistent with the clinical manifestations such as severe cough and fever, which is one of the characteristics of this disease. Infants and young children have an acute onset, a long course, and more severe conditions, with symptoms such as dyspnea, wheezing, and more prominent wheezing, and more lung rales than older children. Some children may suffer from hemolytic anemia, meningitis, myocarditis, Green-Barry syndrome and other extrapulmonary manifestations.

treat

Early use of appropriate antimicrobial drugs can alleviate symptoms and shorten the course of the disease. The disease is self-limiting and most cases heal on their own without treatment. Macrolide antibiotics are the first choice, such as erythromycin, roxithromycin and azithromycin. Fluoroquinolones such as levofloxacin, gatifloxacin and moxifloxacin, and tetracyclines are also used to treat Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. The course of treatment is generally 2 to 3 weeks. Because Mycoplasma pneumoniae has no cell wall, antibacterial drugs such as penicillin or cephalosporin are ineffective. For those who suffer from severe choking and coughing, appropriate antitussive drugs should be given. If secondary bacterial infection occurs, targeted antibacterial drugs can be selected for treatment based on sputum etiology examination.

The disease is self-limiting, and most cases can heal themselves without treatment. The use of appropriate antibacterial drugs can alleviate symptoms and shorten the course of the disease.

Erythromycin is the first choice for treatment, but tetracyclic antibiotics can also be used. Early use of appropriate antibiotics can alleviate symptoms and shorten the course of the disease to 7 to 10 days.