Chronic urethritis, if not treated thoroughly, can lead to infertility

Urethritis is a common male disease with complex classification. It is clinically divided into four types: chronic, acute, non-specific and gonococcal urethritis. Among them, chronic urethritis brings great trouble to men in their daily lives. Therefore, understanding some symptoms of urethritis can help you have a deeper understanding of the disease and detect and treat the disease in time.

The symptoms of chronic urethritis are milder than those of acute infection. The specific symptoms are:

1. Patients with chronic urethritis will experience symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, pain, discomfort during urination, and even difficulty urinating.

2. When doing a routine urine test, there will be white blood cells, red blood cells or protein.

3. Chronic urethritis in men can also cause symptoms of systemic poisoning, including fever, chills, headache, etc., which can have a great impact on men and must be taken seriously.

4. Urinating is accompanied by a burning sensation and pain in the urethra, which may radiate to the lower abdomen or perineum. Hematuria may sometimes be seen in the turbid urine.

If chronic urethritis is not treated thoroughly, the dangers are:

1. Cause other urinary system diseases. Once the patient is sick, the bacteria often lurk in the urethra, especially the posterior urethra and enter the urethral crypts, paraurethral glands, urethral bulbs, prostate and seminal vesicles. They can also invade the vas deferens, epididymis and testicles, causing a series of complications, such as cystitis and prostatitis.

2. It can cause male infertility. The main reason why urethritis can cause male infertility is that inflammation causes urethral stenosis and obstruction of the urethral opening. If it affects the vas deferens and epididymis, it can cause fibrous tissue hyperplasia, deformation, and scar formation, resulting in obstruction of the vas deferens. When complicated with inflammation of the epididymis, seminal vesicles, and prostate, it can affect the quality of semen and reduce sperm survival rate and motility.

3. Urethral stenosis and ejaculation disorders: Chronic urethritis can cause urethral stenosis and ejaculation dysfunction. Urinary tract infection can directly affect the epithelium of the urethra, forming scars at the infected site. In severe cases, this can cause urethral stenosis, resulting in difficulty in urination, and can also cause ejaculation disorders.