Scientists in the United Kingdom have confirmed the existence of a new sexually transmitted disease called mycoplasma genitalium (MG).
MG, which many media sources describe as a new infection was actually
discovered in 1981, although at that time it was unclear if it was a sexually transmitted infection (STI).
The infection, which causes few, and often no, symptoms, is unclear whether it could trigger complications such as infertility.
A team of fourteen researchers arrived at the conclusion after conducting a national survey of the sexual lifestyles and attitudes of British men and women.
The researchers said the study, which involved the testing urine from 4,507 sexually experienced participants aged 16 to 44 years for MG, “strengthens evidence that MG is an STI”.
The study found that men of black ethnicity were more likely to test positive for MG and showed that the prevalence of the disease was 1.2 per cent in men and 1.3 per cent in women.
It also found that for both men and women, the disease was strongly associated with reporting risk behaviours such as increasing the number of total and new partners and unsafe sex in the past year.
Although it recorded no positive MG tests in men aged 16 to19, prevalence peaked at 2.1 per cent in men aged 25–34 years, while prevalence in was highest in 16 to 19-year-olds at 2.4 per cent and decrease with age.
However, you can protect yourself from MG and other STIs by practicing safe sex via the use of a condom, which offers the best protection during penetrative, oral and anal sex.
source of story: 360nobs.com
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