Scientists in the United Kingdom have
confirmed the existence of a new sexually
transmitted disease called mycoplasma genitalium. The confirmation of the bacterial disease,
which causes painful urination among other
things, as an STD comes more than two
decades after it was first discovered. A team of fourteen researchers arrived at the
conclusion after conducting a national survey
of the sexual lifestyles and attitudes of British
men and women. The researchers said the study, which
involved the testing urine from 4,507 sexually
experienced participants aged 16 to 44 years
for MG, “strengthens evidence that MG is an
STI”. They added, “MG was identified in over one
per cent of the population, including in men with
high-risk behaviours in older age groups that
are often not included in STI prevention
measures.” The study found that men of black ethnicity
were more likely to test positive for MG and
showed that the prevalence of the disease
was 1.2 per cent in men and 1.3 per cent in
women. It also found that for both men and women, the
disease was strongly associated with reporting
risk behaviours such as increasing the number
of total and new partners and unsafe sex in
the past year. Although it recorded no positive MG tests in
men aged 16 to19, prevalence peaked at 2.1
per cent in men aged 25–34 years, while
prevalence in was highest in 16 to 19-year-
olds at 2.4 per cent and decrease with age. It added, “Men with MG were more likely to
report previously diagnosed gonorrhoea,
syphilis or non-specific urethritis, and women
previous trichomoniasis.” Health.com in an article on about the study
quoted a clinical associate professor, Raquel
Dardik, as saying the symptoms for women
included irritation, painful urination and bleeding
after sex, while those for men included painful
urination and watery discharge from the penis. According to the article, the disease has been
linked to both inflammation in the cervix
(cervicitis) and pelvic inflammatory disease,
which is a serious condition often caused by
other STDs like chlamydia and gonorrhea. Dardik was also quoted as saying that around 10 per cent of women who develop PID (which causes abdominal pain, fever, painful cervix,
and pain or bleeding during sex), could blame
MG as the underlying cause. She, however, said people could get tested for
MD and that it was treatable with the antibiotic
azithromycin, adding that the use of condoms
was an effective way of preventing it. Dr. Jorgen Jensen of the Mycoplasma
Laboratory, Statens Serum Institut in Denmark,
however, said although the single-dose
azithromycin treatment was best for MG, it
was not good enough. He explained in an article published in an issue
of Clinical Infectious Diseases that although initial in vitro studies suggested that
antibiotics of the tetracycline class were
active, clinical experience soon demonstrated
their inefficiency in producing both
microbiologic and clinical cure. He added that two recently published
observational studies of 120 Australian and
183 Norwegian MG-positive patients found that only 84 per cent and 79 per cent,
respectively, were cured by a single 1-g dose
of azithromycin. Jensen said, “(A study the study by) Mena et
al provides a clear-cut answer to the question
of whether multidose doxycycline or single-
dose azithromycin is most efficient for the
treatment of M. genitalium—positive urethritis; undoubtedly, azithromycin is best. However, it
is not good enough, and additional studies of
new approaches are definitely needed.”

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None oof these sickneses that befall the egyptians shall befall God's person.

wetin we no go hear #endtime

Sex freaks trooping in, to tighten their protection

[quote author=Tallesty1 post=40829695][/quote]Smiles .

one thing I like all these diseases is that if u abstain from sexual immorality u can't get them, scientist!! keep on discovering ,still some ppl will never hear.