Mgen (Mycoplasma genitalium) is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium. Anyone who is sexually active can get Mgen. Mgen is spread through sexual contact, including vaginal and anal sex.
Mgen (Mycoplasma genitalium) is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium. Anyone who is sexually active can get Mgen. Mgen is spread through sexual contact, including vaginal and anal sex.
To completely avoid STIs, abstain from vaginal, anal, and oral sex.
If you are sexually active, the best way to prevent Mgen is to use condoms consistently and correctly and to limit the number of sexual partners.
Testing for Mgen involves a swab from the affected area or a urine sample, which is tested in a lab.
Mgen often has no symptoms, but when symptoms do occur, they may include urethritis in men and cervicitis in women, leading to pain, discharge, and other symptoms.
Urethritis is swelling and inflammation of the tube that takes urine from your bladder to the outside of your body.
Cervicitis is an inflammation of the cervix.
Mgen can be treated with specific antibiotics, but treatment may be challenging due to increasing antibiotic resistance.
Untreated Mgen can lead to complications such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in women and infertility in both men and women.
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