[2] Many species are sexually transmitted and cause pelvic inflammatory disease.

[3] Mycoplasma is a genus of bacteria that lack a cell wall and possess a three-layered cellular membrane.

were implicated in conditions such as prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain syndrome as early as the 1980s.

are associated with alterations in host environment that increase susceptibility to other infections such as bacterial vaginosis and vaginal candidiasis.

[23][7] Some case studies have suggested a causative role in complex regional pain syndrome/reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome.

[24] The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[25] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)[26] Metamycoplasmataceae Spiroplasma species-group 3 Mycoplasmoidaceae Spiroplasma {Spiroplasmataceae} Spiroplasma species-group 2 "Edwardiiplasma" Entomoplasma Mesoplasma corruscae Mesoplasma "Tullyiplasma" Williamsoniiplasma Mycoplasma "Ca.