Is non-gonococcal urethritis serious in women?

Due to their special physiological characteristics, women are more susceptible to certain diseases. Gynecological diseases pose a serious threat to our female compatriots. Nowadays, many women suffer from non-gonococcal urethritis, which has a great impact on the patients' health and daily life. So, is it serious for women to have non-gonococcal urethritis? For the dangers of non-gonococcal urethritis, please see the report below.

Impact on fertility: The prostate may be invaded and cause prostatitis. The patient will have symptoms of perineum pain and lower back pain, and in severe cases it may lead to infertility. In addition, pregnant women with urethritis may suffer from miscarriage, stillbirth, ectopic pregnancy, low birth weight of newborns, pus drops in the eyes, conjunctivitis, respiratory tract infection, etc.

Various difficult symptoms: Patients with urethritis will show symptoms such as urinary pain, urgency, and frequent urination. When complicated with upper urinary tract infection (pyelonephritis), there will be shivering, fever, back pain and dirty urine, sometimes accompanied by gastrointestinal symptoms and systemic symptoms. After the bacteria infect the urethra, they will cause abscesses on the urethra. As a result, scarring will cause the urethra to be narrowed, and the patient will experience difficulty in urination and a thin urine flow. In addition, many women often go to the hospital for treatment because they cannot tolerate symptoms such as increased secretions and vulvar itching.

Causes a variety of complications: Non-gonococcal urethritis is harmful. If urethritis is not treated in time, it will cause vaginitis, cervicitis, adnexitis, endometritis, pelvic inflammatory disease and other gynecological diseases.

Transmission to partner: Urethritis can be transmitted to your partner through sexual intercourse, leading to cross infection. Therefore, in order to prevent the spread of urethritis between partners, sexual intercourse must be avoided during treatment, and thorough treatment must be performed.

Cause arthritis: When non-gonococcal urethritis is seriously infected, bacteria invade the knee joint and cause arthritis.

Is it serious for women to have non-gonococcal urethritis? This is a rather troublesome disease that can cause female infertility and even miscarriage or stillbirth in pregnant women. It can also harm the health of newborns, cause many complications, and be contagious between people. Therefore, it is very harmful, and patients are advised to go to the hospital for active treatment in time.