Ureaplasma urealyticum is a bacterium that belongs to the mycoplasma
family. It can be detected in the reproductive tract of as many as 40%
of individuals (male and female). Ureaplasma probably does not prevent
normal conception in the majority of cases, because by and large, the
uterine cavity remains  free of such pathogenic bacteria even in
women whose cervical mucous cultures positive for the organism.
However, when present in the woman’s cervical secretions, the
organism can be u…