What are the symptoms of gonococcal infection in men

Men are more susceptible to gonococcal infection, so when you experience frequent urination, urgency, pain, or burning or stinging sensations when you urinate, you must be alert to whether it is caused by gonococcal infection. The symptoms of frequent urination and urgency are similar to those of urinary tract infection, so it is important to distinguish them.

1. Frequent urination, urgent urination, and painful urination: These are the more common early manifestations of gonorrhea symptoms. Similar to general urinary tract infections, frequent urination, urgent urination, and painful urination. The inflammation of gonorrhea causes the urethral sphincter to contract, and frequent urination and urgent urination are more severe at night. Gonorrhea patients have a burning sensation, stinging or burning pain in the front of the urethra, and the pain is significantly aggravated during urination, and even radiates to the lower abdomen or spine. When the pain occurs at night, gonorrhea patients may experience "painful erections" of the penis.

2. Symptoms of gonorrhea include redness and swelling of the urethral opening and purulent discharge: patients with gonorrhea will discharge a large amount of purulent discharge. After 2-3 days, the amount of pus decreases and becomes thicker, and the color changes from white to yellowish white or yellowish brown. After another 3-4 days, the pus becomes less and thicker. In the morning, pus accumulates at the urethral opening to form a pus membrane, which is called "pussy mouth". The pain is relieved and the urethral opening becomes red and swollen.

3. Pain during urination is often an early symptom of the disease: there is a burning sensation, stinging or burning pain in the front of the urethra, which is significantly aggravated during urination and may even radiate to the lower abdomen or spine. During the pain at night, the patient may experience a "painful erection" of the penis.

4. Frequent urination and urgency are similar to general urinary tract infection: This is caused by inflammation that causes the urethral sphincter to contract, and frequent urination and urgency are more severe at night. In addition, because the inflammation affects the small blood vessels in the mucosa there, "terminal hematuria" often occurs, and sometimes there may be hematospermia.

5. Perineal swelling and pain: Clinically, perineal swelling and pain occur, which indicates that the lesion has invaded the posterior urethra, prostate and seminal vesicle.