Your Private GP and Sexual Health Clinic in Canary Wharf
M. Genitalium is likely to become the next potential sexually transmitted infections superbug
- Can cause non-specific urethritis (NSU) in men and PID in women
- As many as 1 in 100 sexually active persons might have the infectio
- Mostly passed on via unprotective penetrative se
- Testing for M Gen is now routinely included in all our sexual health screens
SYMPTOMS
- Mostly asymptomatic
- Burning, pain when urinating (dysuria)
- Penile, vaginal discharge
- Pain in testes, lower abdomen
- Anal pain or discharge in rectal infection
- Intermenstrual, bleeding after sex
COMPLICATIONS
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Infertility, recurrent miscarriage, preterm birth
- Prostatitis, Balanophospitis, Epididymitis
- Doubles risk for acquiring HIV
Testing and Treatment
- Urine, sperm (male) or swabs (female) PCR testing + resistance testing
- Antibiotics dispensed on site
- Sometimes multiple rounds and or different antibiotics are needed to cure it
- You should abstain from sex at least until 2 weeks post treatment
- We recommend you do a test of cure at least 3 weeks after you finished your antibiotics.
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