Officials from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “CDC,” have warned of an “out of control” rise in sexually transmitted diseases, while doctors have said that a sexually transmitted disease can be “silently transmitted,” causing disorders that can lead to infertility.
Scientists have known for decades about genital mycoplasma, a sexually transmitted infection that can cause genital pain, bleeding and swelling and has been linked to infertility and miscarriage.
However, the first test for the disease was not commercially available until 2019, which has helped to not diagnose or cure many cases.
site transfer “NBCAbout Dr. Erin Stafford, associate professor of maternal and fetal medicine at McGovern Medical College in Houston, USA, has asked for more research and testing on the disease.
The disease is sometimes asymptomatic but can lead to serious complications in both men and women.
In women, the disease is associated with cervical swelling, pelvic inflammatory disease, miscarriage, premature birth, and infertility.
And in May, a large study published in the journal Sexual Transmitted Infection found that the risk of preterm labor nearly doubled among women with the disease.
And up to 20 percent of women and 16.5 percent of men aged 15 to 24 can have the disease, according to Lisa Manhart, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Washington School of Public Health.
In comparison, chlamydia (Chlamydia), which is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States, in between 4% and 7% of sexually active young women.
The disease rapidly develops resistance to all the antibiotics used to treat it, and there are cases that become incurable.
Experts hope that increased public awareness of sexually transmitted diseases will give a much-needed boost to research efforts.
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