Suggest Treatment For Enterococcus Fecalis Infection

Posted on Thu, 22 Dec 2016

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Question : me having enterococcus faecalis moderate growth in my semen culture. i am feeling pain in my penis and followed by frequent urination
no pain during urination and ejection

I HAVE ATTACHED MY REPORT KINDLY SEE IT AND LET ME KNOW IS IT STI OR JUS NORMAL ONE,,,,LIFE IS NOT AS IT WAS EARLIER

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Under normal circumstances Enterococci is not a STD.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Thanks for posting your query.
Enterococcus fecalis infection of the reproductive tract is normally is not a STD.
It is one of the normal pathogens of intestinal flora. Occasionally gets contaminated and produce urinary tract infection and subsequently a reproductive tract infection.

If you have history of anal penetrative sex, enterococci can be acquired through sexual route and some of these intestinal pathogens becomes sexually transmissible one due to anal sex and anilingus.

Your culture report says that this bacteria is susceptible for many antibiotics and it is not difficult to cure.
Get well soon.
Dr S.Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar