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Mycoplasma Genitalium?
Around two weeks after having unprotected sex with a new bf and the day after I finished a period, I started to feel pressure in my lower abdomen and discomfort when peeing. Day by day, it got worse, and I began to have white discharge and itchiness. I had no UTi, but was given 10 days of nitro anyway just in case. Everything got worse over time. I have been tested for STIs multiple times, and given two separate 1g doses of azithro in the ER in case of chlamydia. Both times came back negative. The painful urination, pelvic pain, and vaginal issues persisted. Then, I was given two rounds of diflucan. Symptoms stayed. I was treated with 10 days of Flagyl for BV. Symptoms stayed. My discharge changed from white to yellow, and much did not come out although every time someone examined me there was a lot of discharge at my cervix. I have seen about 3 different gynos, and no one can diagnose me with anything besides BV. I was given clindamycin for 14 days, not cured. This has been going on for over two months now. I haven't been having sex. I am absolutely miserable, can't get out of bed and am having my life stripped from me. I had been doing research, and came across Mycoplasma Hominis and Genitalium, as well as the ureaplasmas. I know that these are difficult to cultivate and sometimes occur naturally in our bodies? I just recently found out I have Lyme disease, which really screws with your immune system. Then, after finding that I have Lyme, I also found that mycoplasma is a co-infection. I was tested for mycoplasmas and ureaplasmas with a cervical swab while on my period, as well as strep b. I know mycoplasma is extremely difficult to culture, and have to be very specific and take a while. I feel like my doctor did not take this seriously when swabbing-even asked me what she was testing for again while swabbing! So, hearing that my test came back negative doesn't really give me any peace of mind. I started doxy 200mg 2X a day for lyme about a week ago.The doxy hasn't really helped with these symptoms btw.
WHAT DO I DO?? please I'm desperate. I need my life back and Im in so much pain and discomfort-Ive dropped out of school over this. Im losing hope day by day.
WHAT DO I DO?? please I'm desperate. I need my life back and Im in so much pain and discomfort-Ive dropped out of school over this. Im losing hope day by day.
Hi Sammie! I understand your pain. I have been infected with resistance M genetalium for about 4 months. I have taken moxifloxin and pristimycin however they were not helpful to get rid of this infection. Finally I have been given doxycyline 100mg twice a day for 6 weeks. After finishing the course last week i got back a negative result today. I would 100% recommend 6 weeks of doxy to get rid of M genitalium and it will also help you with lyme disease as well as far as I know.
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Thats why i suggest the NAAT test to see what the discharge is
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do most doctors do this? or is it special testing that is hard to get ordered?
Most doctors outside of academics even know what half the acronyms mean. They Google just as you do. I got a good friend who's a pediatrician I call em Dr Google . Because all he does is Google things and then remember what he previously googled it's how he practices medicine and you know what I would trust him alot more than a doctor who thinks they know it all don't do research.
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Hi, not sure how much advise we can give here as youve been to many doctors and tests and meds but i will say that your pain is most likely from the cysts and the continuing discharge would appear as a yeast infection and understand what a yeast infection is may shed some light on this.
It occurs when your bodies Ph gets off normal Ph and natural flora grow out of control. A new partner could cause this as well as antibiotics.
I would suggest having another swab of the discharge and test it with the NAAT test to find out exactly what the discharge is.
It occurs when your bodies Ph gets off normal Ph and natural flora grow out of control. A new partner could cause this as well as antibiotics.
I would suggest having another swab of the discharge and test it with the NAAT test to find out exactly what the discharge is.
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Thanks for the response! I have had multiple doctors suggest different things, but I have been treated for yeast twice-both were misdiagnostics. They did cultures and found no yeast. Im not sure what else to do, I'm losing my mind in extreme pain every day for three months
I had mg for sixteen years. It was horrible but kept on being told I had nothing wrong so I attributed it to becoming an adult oh yeah all adult men get precum when limp and not arroused... Not. Anyway prostatitis is hell on Earth and the tests don't even work unless they get the discharge and are super careful doing so and even then good luck. Scary thing is it is becoming multidrug resistant we need pristinamycin in this country because there are starting to resistant to all but experimentals investigationals and 4th generation Intraveneous only (iv only to prevent mass prescribing and requiring a supervised hospitalized setting for one to receive not because there is anything special when injected they just are in iv form to prevent over rxing (many do not know this and think serum levels are higher iv this just isn't the case especially with newer quinolones bioavail is just as high oral)
Also, forgot to mention, I had ovarian cysts a month into this. Idk if this has any effect on anything or could indicate something. IM DESPERATE
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