Causes and treatment of burning and itching in urethra in men
What are the causes of burning sensation?
Slight burning can be a result of taking certain medicines or products such as alcohol. But often provokes a burning sensation in the urethra in men venereal disease.
Gonorrhea. The causative agent of this disease is the gonococcus, which causes itching in the urethra at the beginning of the disease, and subsequently, the picture is complemented by symptoms such as constant burning and odor. Then, the added symptoms are pain during urination and fever. The disease negatively affects the entire urinary system, so to treat it in early stages. The disease is transmitted sexually, through the liquid in the vagina or in the rectum through oral sex. A pregnant woman can infect the fetus gonococcal conjunctivitis. Gonorrhea is not transmitted through everyday, because bacteria do not live outside the body. The incubation period lasts up to a week.
Symptoms of gonorrhea:
- discomfort during urination;
- the allocation of a yellowish-white color;
- pain in the abdomen;
- if gonorrhea is sometimes observed pain in the throat.
Forms of inflammation of the urethra
If you throw the treatment of urethritis, there is a high probability of its transition into the chronic form. Chronic urethritis is much more difficult to treat. It can lead to infertility and cystitis.
Acute urethritis manifests as sharp pain when urinating. The symptoms pass quickly. However, this does not mean that you need to postpone treatment.
In contact with nonspecific infection appears bacterial urethritis. Before treatment should determine the type of pathogen.
Remember, the itching never appears without a reason and always indicates the presence of diseases of the genitourinary system. If you feel itching in the urethra, then be sure to contact your doctor who will determine the cause of the discomfort and prescribe treatment until the more serious inflammation and other complications. Be healthy!