Mycoplasma genitalium is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium mycoplasma genitalium.

What is mycoplasma genitalium?

Mycoplasma genitalium is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium mycoplasma genitalium.

What are the symptoms?

Not everyone gets symptoms of infection with mycoplasma genitalium. However, the symptoms may be burning when urinating, clear or whitish discharge from the urethra and/or vagina, sore testicles or spotting during intercourse.

How is mycoplasma genitalium transmitted?

Mycoplasma genitalium is transmitted by mucous membrane contact, e.g. during unprotected intercourse, and can cause inflammation of the urethra, cervix and, in rare cases, the rectum.

How is mycoplasma genitalium detected?

Secretions from the urethra and/or cervix are sent for examination in the laboratory.

Mycoplasma genitalium has a particularly good ability to develop resistance to antibiotics.

All samples with detected mycoplasma genitalium are therefore automatically sent for antibiotics resistance testing. This test clarifies which treatment is effective. If mycoplasma is detected in a sample, you will therefore have to wait for further results from the antibiotic sensitivity test before you can start treatment.

How to treat mycoplasma genitalium?

Mycoplasma genitalium is treated with oral antibiotics. If you are allergic to medication or taking other medication, it is important that you tell the clinic.

During treatment and the following week, you must not have sex, not even with a condom, as there may still be a risk of infection for a period after treatment has ended.

Possible side effects of the treatment

In connection with taking antibiotics, discomfort from the gastrointestinal system may occur. In rare cases, allergic reactions in the form of skin rashes and hives are seen.

Check-up after treatment

We recommend that you be examined 5 weeks after treatment to ensure that the treatment has worked.

Examination of sexual contacts

Only regular sex partners should be examined and treated.