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‘UNTREATABLE’ STI LINKED TO INFERTILITY, MISCARRIAGE DUE TO ‘SILENT SPREAD’

By Emily Lefroy

September 28, 2022 | 10:08am

A new sexually transmitted possible “superbug” that has proven resistant to
antibiotics thus far has scientists worried amid an “out of control” STD
epidemic, with the medical community saying more screenings for the disease are
needed.

Mycoplasma genitalium — also known as M. genitalium or M. gen — is a sexually
transmitted bacterial infection that can cause genital pain, bleeding and
swelling as well as infertility and miscarriage.

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According to scientists, the worrisome aspects of the infection outbreak are
that there is little testing for it and little information available about it.

Amid warnings about an “out of control” sexually transmitted disease epidemic,
scientists have sounded the alarm about a new possible “superbug” that has
proven resistant to antibiotics.Thomas Deernick, NCMIR / Science

“It’s a real concern,” said Dr. Irene Stafford, associate professor of maternal
fetal medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, per NBC News.
“Why are we not looking into this?

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Like other common sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia and gonorrhea,
M. gen can present sometimes as asymptomatic, and people can carry it for years
without realizing they are infected — but the complications can be severe.

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A study published in the Sexually Transmitted Infections journal in May reported
the risk of preterm birth increased by nearly double in women that had M. gen.

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Stafford called for more research and testing into the STI this week during the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s conference for the prevention of
sexually transmitted diseases as the organization warned of an “out of control”
rise in STD cases in the US.

M. gen can be passed on through genital-to-genital sex as well as passed on to
unborn babies through mother-to-baby transmission.

Simon Clarke, an associate professor in cellular microbiology at the University
of Reading in England, told the Daily Mail there is a possibility the STI could
become a “superbug” and completely resistant to antibiotics.

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Mycoplasma genitalium — also known as M. genitalium or M. gen — is a sexually
transmitted bacterial infection.Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Clarke identified the lack of information around the disease as the problem,
telling the publication it will continue to get more dominant for as long as
people are not aware of it.

According to the professor, the path to becoming a superbug is a vicious cycle:
Doctors continue to prescribe antibiotics usually used to treat STIs, and it
fuels their resistance to that antibiotic. This gives M. gen. the potential to
evolve into a superbug.

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M. gem can cause genital pain, bleeding and swelling as well as infertility and
miscarriage.Journal of Clinical Microbiology

The CDC doesn’t recommend regular tests for M. gen and the only test to identify
it — called the Aptima nucleic acid amplification test — was only approved in
2019 and is not yet available everywhere.

Patients will only be tested for M. gen if they test negative for other STIs and
have persistent symptoms.

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M. gen can be passed on through genital-to-genital sex as well as passed on to
unborn babies through mother-to-baby transmission.Journal of Clinical
Microbiology

It’s difficult to tell what demographic of people the disease affects the most
and what the exact symptoms of M. gen are, although some identified symptoms
include:

 * Pain and discomfort while urinating.
 * Abnormal discharge for both men and women.
 * Women might also experience pain in the lower abdomen and bleeding after
   sex. 

Infections rates for some STDs have been rising for years in the United States.
Last year, the rate of syphilis cases reached its highest since 1991, and the
total number of cases hit its highest since 1948. HIV cases are also on the
rise, up 16% last year.


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