When you read some articles posted in health websites dealing with diseases, you sometimes gender-specific diseases. Prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and male-pattern baldness are exclusive diseases for males, while ovarian cyst, breast cancer, and PID (pelvic inflammatory diseases) only happen in females. Infections however are non gender-specific. Bacterial infections like tuberculosis affect both sexes. Viral infections like HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infections also affect both sexes. The same can be said about protozoa and fungal infections. However, because of inherent differences between males and females like the presence/absence of menstrual cycles, different body clocks, different levels of pain tolerance, and different BMI (Body Mass Index), the diseases follow different patterns, gravity, and incubation periods. Mycoplasma Genitalium NSU for example affects more females than males, and the reason is anatomical given the fact that females have moist vaginal vaults making them ideal for bacterial growth and proliferation. Males however are not free from acquiring the infection because the bacteria can lodged themselves on the urethral walls.
Thesticlinic.com urges both sexes to undergo Mycoplasma Test or other STD (sexually transmitted diseases) tests. While it is true that females are more prone to infection due to anatomical reasons, males are not exempted because they can also develop a very uncomfortable level of infection. In the past few months, more laboratories are reporting an increase in the number of males suffering from Mycoplasma infection and the symptoms like painful urination and whitish discharge traditionally seen among female patients are now seen among males. Thus, if you have reasonable level of suspicion to believe that your partner male or female, you better do something and get two Mycoplasma test kits for you and your partner.
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