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Help! Ureaplasma?

I recently, stupidly, had unprotected sex with someone who is not my wife. Went for a full STI/STD workup and results were all negative except the doc told me I had ureaplasma, which they test for when Gonorrhoea and Chlamydia are negative. The doc told me there is no need for treatment or concern since I have no symptoms. Research seems to indicate that many, many people have ureaplasma. Is it likely I got this from my recent encounter or is it more likely this was present before it happened?
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A lot of people have ureaplasma naturally, so you may not have gotten it sexually.

https://www.healthline.com/health/ureaplasma

You could be one of those people. It can be sexually transmitted, or not. There's no way for you to know now.

I agree with your doctor - if you aren't having any symptoms, there's no cause for concern. If you continue to have sex with people other than your wife, you should consider using condoms for all activities, including oral sex.

No judgements, just offering information.

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Thanks for the reply. I've done enough internet research now and read many opinions from MDs (Hook, Handsfield) to know there's a decent chance this was not something I received from my recent encounter and that it could have been present in me for years without symptoms. But even if it is something new, the advice I've consistently seen from the MDs is not to treat it unless there are symptoms since it's totally asymptomatic in many cases. Does that make sense?
Yes, and that's what I tried to say, though I wasn't really clear. If you aren't having symptoms, there's no need to treat.
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