What causes urethritis? There are differences between men and women

Urethritis is a common clinical disease and an inflammation of the urethral mucosa. This disease is more common in women. There are many types of urethritis. As for what causes urethritis, the causes of urethritis vary depending on the gender of the man or woman.

1. Female urethritis

Common causes of female urethritis are vaginitis, Trichomonas or mycoplasma infection. Because the female urethral opening and vaginal opening are very close, it is easy to induce urethritis if there is vaginitis. In addition, if you drink less water and eat spicy and other irritating foods, it is also easy to induce urethritis. In addition, patients with urinary stones are also prone to urethritis.

2. Male urethritis

Male urethritis is a common disease in men, often caused by obstruction of the urethra orifice or urethra, or by the spread of inflammation of the anterior organs. Male urethritis can be divided into acute urethritis and chronic urethritis. The main symptom of acute urethritis is more urethral secretions, while the main symptom of chronic urethritis is less secretions and mild symptoms, and most patients are asymptomatic.

3. Common causes

①Urethra injury: abrasions of the urethral mucosa caused by urethral instrument examination can destroy the defense function of the urethral mucosa and lead to bacterial infection;

② Foreign bodies in the urethra: Foreign bodies placed from the outside or stones in the urethra, etc., can cause urinary tract infection if left there for a long time;

③Urethra obstruction: such as stenosis of the prepuce, stenosis of the external urethral opening, urethral stenosis, posterior urethral valve, urethral tumor, female hymen umbrella, fusion of hymen at the urethral opening, etc., due to poor urination, urine accumulates in the urethra, which may cause secondary urethral infection;

④ Inflammation of adjacent organs, such as prostatitis, seminal vesiculitis, vaginitis or cervicitis, can spread to the urethra, which is often a stubborn lesion of chronic posterior urethritis;

⑤ Often related to sexual life, unclean sexual life can easily cause urinary tract infection.