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How to get tested for Ureaplasma in men?

The analysis on Ureaplasma in men can take through a variety of techniques, including PCR and ELISA diagnostics. Ureaplasma is a small bacteria that inhabit the mucous membranes of the genitourinary system. The disease is transmitted sexually.

Medical indications

Ureaplasma in men can occur without symptoms. The symptoms of the disease doctors include:

  • allocation;
  • prostatitis;
  • infertility;
  • violated the musculoskeletal apparatus.

Activation of Ureaplasma occurs when the following conditions occur:

  • a weak immune system;
  • hypothermia;
  • stress;
  • a long course of therapy;
  • the presence of chronic infection.

Исследование бактеорилогического посева на уреаплазму Upon completion of this procedure the patient may experience discomfort, burning and pain in the glans penis. These symptoms disappear on their own within a few hours. To ease the pain, before sampling the material for doing massage of the prostate or urethra.

If the analysis on a Ureaplasma is based on the ELISA, then the decoding of the research the availability of each type of antibodies. Class M indicates the development of the disease. Immunoglobulins of G are identified in smear with prolonged duration of illness, or after complete cure (the body can be present in the patient's blood at the end of therapy). Rarely only the detection of immunoglobulin G doctors suggest that Ureaplasma was cured when taken medicines for treating other illness.

If the analysis is normal, the result is a number and the corresponding record. Technicians use these surveys to various reagents. Negative Ureaplasma in the analysis indicates the absence of the disease. In this case the specialist should look for another agent. When you receive a positive analysis assigned the appropriate course of treatment. If the technician has received false negative or indeterminate result, the patient is recommended to undergo repeated testing.

The norm of analysis on Ureaplasma PCR diagnosis detected in the case where the number of microorganisms does not exceed 10x4. If necessary, the patient repeatedly passes through the swab 30 days. If the number of credits has not changed, the man is healthy. In case of positive result, the laboratory detected in the DNA sample of the virus, the amount of which exceeds the norm.

In this case, the patient is prescribed complex therapy consisting of intake of antibiotics broad spectrum and immune drugs. The course of treatment should undergo partners at the same time. During this time theyneed to use a condom. To assess the effectiveness of the treatment after treatment, patients again hand over the analysis on Ureaplasma.