Men should be aware of the damage to fertility caused by sequelae of urethritis

Many male friends think that urethritis can be cured quickly with simple treatment, and often do not take it seriously enough. However, they do not know that a slight negligence will turn it into a chronic disease and lead to the occurrence of sequelae of urethritis. What are the common sequelae of urethritis?

The sequelae of urethritis generally include the following parts:

1. Chronic urethritis: It is characterized by symptoms such as repeated frequent urination, painful urination, urethral discomfort, and a feeling of incomplete urination. Clinically, it is often prolonged and unhealed.

2. Chronic prostatitis: In addition to urethral irritation symptoms, there may be pain and discomfort in the perineum, swelling of the waist, etc., or accompanied by mental symptoms.

3. Chronic seminal vesiculitis: It often occurs in combination with chronic prostatitis and may manifest as transient hematospermia or persistent hematospermia.

4. Chronic epididymitis or orchitis: symptoms include scrotal pain and discomfort, thickening and hardening of the epididymis, epididymal nodules, epididymal cysts or testicular atrophy, etc.

It should be noted that the sequelae of urethritis in men can be transmitted to their spouses through sexual contact, and women may suffer from urethritis, cervicitis, endometritis, salpingitis or pelvic inflammatory disease, which may cause infertility.

Sequelae of urethritis may affect male fertility through the following mechanisms:

1. Damage to sperm production: Sperm is produced by spermatogenic cells in the seminiferous tubules of the testicles. Chronic orchitis or testicular atrophy will lead to the destruction of the morphology and function of spermatogenic cells, resulting in sperm production disorders.

2. Affects sperm development and reduces sperm motility: Sperm is produced in the testis and then transported to the epididymis for further development, maturation and acquisition of potency. Chronic epididymitis can lead to epididymal fibrosis, resulting in changes in the internal environment of the epididymis, which in turn affects the development and maturation of sperm and reduces sperm motility.

3. Affecting the transport of sperm in the vas deferens: Sequelae of urethritis can lead to narrowing or blockage of the fallopian tube, ejaculatory duct or epitesticular duct, causing obstruction of sperm transport in the duct, thereby causing infertility.

If a male friend accidentally suffers from urethritis, he should detect it early, receive treatment as soon as possible, and take active treatment to avoid the occurrence of urethritis sequelae. It is recommended that patients choose to receive treatment from a specialist in a regular hospital, and it is best for their sexual partners to receive treatment at the same time. At the same time, male friends should avoid unclean sexual behavior to prevent the occurrence of urethritis.