What are the symptoms of non-gonococcal urethritis in women?

In many cases, the symptoms of non-gonococcal urethritis in women are not obvious, and some patients have no symptoms at all. However, if it is caused by infection, frequent urination and difficulty urinating will occur. Timely treatment can prevent complications such as pelvic inflammatory disease.

1. Symptoms of non-gonococcal urethritis in women

Non-gonococcal urethritis in women is characterized by mild or no symptoms. When the infection causes urethritis, about 50% of people experience frequent urination or difficulty urinating, and a small amount of secretions can be found at the urethral opening, but there is generally no pain when urinating or only mild pain when urinating. The incubation period of this disease in women is 1 to 3 weeks.

Why are the symptoms of non-gonococcal urethritis in women not obvious?

This is determined by women's physiological characteristics. When women are infected with sexually transmitted diseases, the infected organ is the cervix, and in rare cases the urethra. After the cervix is ​​infected, vaginitis and cervicitis will occur. The woman will feel that her vaginal discharge increases, turns yellow and has an odor. These symptoms are also common symptoms of gynecological diseases and most of them will not attract attention. When pathogens infect the urethra, it causes symptoms of urethritis, such as frequent urination, urgency, pain, and purulent secretions at the urethral opening, which will attract the patient's attention. Therefore, once a girl feels that her symptoms are abnormal or has a history of extramarital sexual intercourse, she should go to the hospital for a gynecological examination and tests. If infection with sexually transmitted diseases is discovered, treatment should be sought immediately. To avoid further infection or development of chronic vaginitis and urethritis.

3. This disease has the following complications:

1. Non-gonococcal Bartholinitis: The gland opening between the labia minora and the hymen may be red and edematous, with local pain and, in severe cases, abscesses. Chronic recurrent attacks may form cysts, and examination may reveal enlarged ducts or glands. 2. Non-gonococcal pelvic inflammatory disease: divided into acute and chronic types.

1) Acute pelvic inflammatory disease: Symptoms include fever, headache, loss of appetite, lower abdominal pain, and may be accompanied by gastrointestinal symptoms such as abdominal distension, nausea, and vomiting. Examination revealed tenderness and rebound tenderness in the lower abdomen, tenderness in the uterine body, limited range of motion, tenderness on both sides of the uterine body and in the posterior fornix, and sometimes a mass in the anus.

2) Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease: The systemic symptoms are mostly not obvious, mainly manifested as lower abdominal distension, pain, back pain, and increased leucorrhea. When ovarian function is affected, there may be menstrual disorders. Endometrial inflammation causes increased menstrual volume, prolonged or shortened menstrual period, and dull abdominal pain. Examination revealed limited uterine activity, thickening of one or both fallopian tubes, cord-like or hilar and cystic tumors, and tenderness around them. This complication is prone to recurrence and is more common in causing fallopian tube obstruction than gonococcal salpingitis.