Pronounced: "My-co-plazma Jent-ee-ay-lee-um"

Symptons:

Girls:

• a change in normal vaginal discharge
• pain when weeing or during sex
• abdominal pain

Boys:

• discharge from the penis
• pain when weeing.

How is it passed on?

Unprotected sex with an infected person.

Long Term Effects

If untreated, may lead to pelvic inflammatory disease in women, causing chronic (long-term) pelvic pain.

For more STI info: www.ruthinking.co.uk, www.fpa.org.uk, STD Factfile