What are the methods for mycoplasma testing in women?

Mycoplasma is a very common disease and a type of sexually transmitted disease. If not treated in time, it will cause serious consequences. In mild cases, it will affect the relationship between couples, and in severe cases, it will cause great harm to the patient's body. Mycoplasma is a hidden disease and is not easy to detect in the early stages, especially in female friends. Mycoplasma is rarely found and is usually discovered accidentally during physical examinations or during gynecological treatments. Mycoplasma is so difficult to find, so what are the methods for mycoplasma testing in women?

Methods for checking mycoplasma in women:

(I) Direct smear microscopy: Ct parasitizes in columnar epithelial cells to form inclusion bodies. After taking a smear of cervical or urethral specimens, the intracellular inclusion bodies can be seen by iodine staining or Giemsa staining.

(ii) Enzyme immunoassay: Use enzyme-labeled monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies to detect LPS or MOMP of Ct. The enzyme reaction generates a colored product, which is measured using an enzyme reader.

(III) Serological tests: mainly used for auxiliary diagnosis of lymphogranuloma venereum. The commonly used complement fixation test has auxiliary diagnostic value if the antibody titer of double serum increases by 4 times or more.

(IV) Direct fluorescent antibody assay: DFA does not require the presence of active Ct like the culture method, but its sensitivity is affected by the infection effect of the population, and it has the disadvantages of subjective judgment results, easy quenching of fluorescence, and is not suitable for testing a large number of specimens.

(V) Isolation and culture: Use exudate or scrapings from infected tissue to inoculate chicken embryo yolk sac or cultured cells to isolate Chlamydia, which is then identified using immunological methods.

The above introduces the methods of mycoplasma testing for women. Through these methods, I believe that many female friends have a certain understanding of mycoplasma testing. For their own health, female friends can go to the hospital for regular check-ups to understand their physical condition. Also, you should pay attention to your physical health and keep your private parts clean in your daily life so that you can take better care of yourself.