Methods of testing for mycoplasma infection in men
I believe that everyone will be familiar with the symptoms of mycoplasma infection, mycoplasma infection is a common symptom of us, male friends are prone to symptoms of mycoplasma infection, so we recommend that the majority of male friends must do a good job in the prevention of mycoplasma infection in their daily life, so how should male friends detect mycoplasma infection? In the following, we will introduce the methods of testing for mycoplasma infection in men.
The incubation period for the onset of mycoplasma infection symptoms in men is 1 to 3 weeks, and the typical acute symptoms are similar to those of other non-gonorrhea genitourinary tract infections, with symptoms of mycoplasma infection in men being tingling in the urethra, varying degrees of urgency and frequency, and stinging during urination, especially when the urine is more concentrated. The urethral opening is mildly red and swollen, the discharge is thin, the amount is small, it is serous or purulent, and the urethra needs to be squeezed hard to see the discharge overflow, and the symptoms of mycoplasma infection in men are often in the morning with a small amount of mucous discharge or only a scab seal at the urethral opening, or a dirty crotch.
What are the dangers of mycoplasma infection in men? If left untreated, mycoplasma infections can quickly worsen and can lead to many complications not only in men:epididymitis、prostatitis, vesiculitis. At the same time, it can also affect sperm motility and cause strong killing power to sperm, which can lead to male infertility as wellSexual dysfunction
How can men be tested for mycoplasma infection? There are several main tests to check for mycoplasma infection:
1. Genetic diagnosis: the use of DNA probe for the diagnosis of mycoplasma has poor sensitivity, but high specificity, sensitivity and specificity.
2. Serological diagnostic test: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay has high sensitivity: micro-immunofluorescence method has the characteristics of rapidity.
3. Serological identification method: the colonies on the surface of agar are used for fluorescent antibody staining, and the epifluorescence microscope is used to observe, the main advantage of this method is that the colonies that originally grew on the surface of the agar can be used without having to pass mycoplasma.Then use filter paper soaked in an appropriate amount of serum and place it on the surface of the agar to see which one can inhibit mycoplasma growth.
4. Mycoplasma culture, mainly through the collection of specimens, usually genitourinary test strips or brushes, a few prostatic fluid, semen, or fallopian tubes, rectal biopsies, in recent years, the use of primary urine specimens centrifugation, to replace urethral swabs.
In the above article, we introduced a common symptom, that is, mycoplasma infection, we know that mycoplasma infection is easy to bring many troubles to male friends, so male friends should pay attention to this symptom, the above detailed introduction to the method of male mycoplasma infection detection.