What causes urethral pain and purulent discharge in men?

Many men will experience redness, swelling, and pain after genital infection. In severe cases, it may cause urethral discharge. These symptoms may be caused by fungal infections, such as urethritis, glans inflammation, gonorrhea, etc. It is very harmful for men to have urethral stinging and discharge, which can lead to infertility and sexual dysfunction.

1. Non-gonococcal urethritis: About 50% of patients have symptoms such as urinary pain and urethral itching. It is easy to be missed at the first visit. Male non-gonococcal urethritis is manifested by urethral discomfort, itching, burning or stinging, urethral redness and swelling, urethral secretions are mostly slurry, thin, and there is a "slurry" phenomenon in the morning.

2. Gonorrhea: Most cases of gonorrhea are caused by the transformation of acute gonorrhea. The clinical manifestations are mainly recurrent urethritis symptoms. The urinary pain is mild, and only burning or mild stinging in the urethra is felt during urination. Terminal hematuria and purulent stinging in the urethra are often seen.

The harm of not treating urethral discharge and pain in time

1. Cause complications. Such as acute epididymitis, prostatitis, seminal vesiculitis, urethritis, periurethral tissue inflammation and abscess, seminal vesiculitis, hydrocele, orchitis, colitis, etc.; among them, epididymitis or prostatitis is the most common.

2. Induce infertility. Retrograde infection, infecting the male prostate, seminal vesicles and epididymis. It will cause sperm abnormalities and infertility. Women can be infected to the cervix, endometrium, fallopian tubes, etc., causing infertility.

3. Cause urination disorder. The pain during urination is mild, and only a burning or slight stinging pain in the urethra is felt during urination. Terminal hematuria is often seen. Patients often complain of redness, swelling, burning pain, etc. at the urethral opening. Severe cases may even cause urination disorder and other serious symptoms.

4. Leading to sexual dysfunction. If urethral discharge and pain are not treated promptly and scientifically, it can easily lead to male sexual dysfunction, erectile dysfunction, impotence, premature ejaculation, and neurasthenia over time.