Causes of Ureaplasma infection

Many friends don’t know that mycoplasma and chlamydia are also sexually transmitted diseases. Mycoplasma is clinically divided into two types: ureaplasma and mycoplasma hominis. If both mycoplasmas are tested positive, it means that you are infected with mycoplasma. However, this does not mean that you can ignore and not treat ureaplasma infection. You should know that its harm is very serious.

If the ureaplasma infection is not treated in time, it can easily spread upward and cause the urethra to be infected by bacteria. If this is the case, it can easily lead to some urinary system diseases. Therefore, it is important to understand the causes of ureaplasma infection and prevent the disease.

Ureaplasma urealyticum infection is mainly transmitted through sexual intercourse, and is more common in young people during their sexual prime, especially after unclean sexual intercourse. When inflammation occurs in the urogenital tract and the mucosal surface is damaged, ureaplasma urealyticum can easily invade through the damaged area and cause urogenital tract infection. After being infected with ureaplasma urealyticum, most patients have no obvious symptoms. Therefore, it is difficult for patients to detect it and it is easy for doctors to miss the diagnosis.

After infection with mycoplasma (Ureaplasma urealyticum), mycoplasma adhered to the surface of host cells absorb nutrients from cells, obtain lipids and cholesterol from cell membranes, and cause cell damage; and the toxic substances produced by its metabolism, such as Mycoplasma neurolyticum, can produce neurotoxins, causing cell membrane damage; Ureaplasma contains urease, which can hydrolyze urea to produce a large amount of ammonia, which is toxic to cells. In addition to adhering to the surface of cells and macrophages, mycoplasma can also adhere to the surface of sperm, thereby preventing sperm movement. The neuraminidase-like substances it produces can interfere with the combination of sperm and eggs, and are an important factor leading to infertility.

Understand the causes of ureaplasma infection and know that it is mainly transmitted through sexual contact. You also need to understand that if your body's immune system is relatively low and you do not pay attention to hygiene habits during sexual intercourse, it may also lead to ureaplasma infection. Therefore, if you want to prevent ureaplasma, you must not only pay attention to your sexual life, but also improve your own immune system.