How to get ureaplasma urealyticum

Ureaplasma urealyticum can cause many diseases, typical of which are vaginal infection, cervical infection, miscarriage, infertility, etc. It is one of the important pathogens of sexually transmitted diseases. When the human body's immunity is reduced, it is easy to get this disease. Therefore, we must have a certain understanding of the causes of ureaplasma urealyticum and take active precautions. So, how do you get ureaplasma urealyticum? Let’s take a look at the reasons below.

Infection route

Ureaplasma urealyticum can colonize on the surface of epithelial cells of the urethra and genital tract mucosa, and direct sexual contact is the main transmission route of UU infection. In addition to direct sexual contact, infection can also occur through indirect contact through contaminated clothing. Ureaplasma urealyticum can be transmitted vertically through the placenta or spread upward from the lower reproductive tract infection of pregnant women, causing intrauterine infection. Both can lead to a series of adverse consequences such as miscarriage, premature birth, intrauterine growth retardation, low birth weight, premature rupture of membranes, and even intrauterine fetal death.

Relationship between Ureaplasma urealyticum and diseases

Ureaplasma urealyticum is a vaginal symbiotic bacteria that can be carried by normal people without causing disease. It will only cause disease when the body's internal environment changes and resistance decreases.

1. Ureaplasma urealyticum and non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU)

Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) is a type of sexually transmitted disease mainly caused by Chlamydia trachomatis and Ureaplasma urealyticum, also known as nonspecific urethritis. The UU infection rate in NGU patients was higher than that in non-NGU patients, and NGU patients infected with UU had higher UU concentrations than non-NGU patients.

2. Ureaplasma urealyticum and gynecological diseases

Cervicitis is a common gynecological disease in clinical practice, and UU infection accounts for a large proportion. UU is often detected in patients with cervicitis. Treatment with tetracyclines can eliminate UU and improve symptoms, indicating that UU infection is closely related to cervicitis. Urinary and reproductive system UU infects the surface of the cervical mucosa, causing local inflammation and causing cervicitis. When the resistance of the female reproductive tract is low, UU lurking in the wrinkles of the cervical mucosa will multiply in large numbers and infect the mucosa of the cervical canal, which can lead to myometritis, endometritis, salpingo-oophoritis, pelvic abscess and inflammatory diseases of the pelvic connective tissue.

3. Ureaplasma urealyticum and infertility

Many foreign scholars have conducted research on unexplained male infertility and found that the sperm in UU-positive semen has poor motility, low content, and abnormal sperm. After treatment, the motility is greatly improved and the abnormal sperm is reduced. Female infertility: The detection rate of UU in women with unexplained infertility is significantly higher than that in the normal population, suggesting that UU may be a pathogen causing infertility.

4. Effects of Ureaplasma urealyticum infection on pregnancy

Ureaplasma urealyticum is the most frequently detected microorganism in the amniotic fluid of pregnant women in preterm labor. UU infection in pregnant women will have a certain impact on pregnancy. The appearance of UU in the placenta is related to the occurrence of spontaneous abortion, premature birth, premature rupture of membranes, chorioamnionitis, postpartum fever, etc.