How many days does it take for a male urinary tract infection to heal?

Urinary tract infection can happen to anyone, including men. However, it has a great impact on men's health and daily life. Therefore, men need to go to the hospital for relevant examinations in time after a urinary tract infection occurs. After finding out the cause, they can receive targeted treatment. If a man has a urinary tract infection and receives active treatment, how many days will it take to recover?

How many days does it take for a male urinary tract infection to heal?

Male acute urinary tract infection recovers faster than chronic urinary tract infection. Acute urinary tract infection requires active anti-infection treatment, which can generally be cured in 5 to 7 days. The treatment period for chronic urinary tract infection is longer, generally 4 to 6 weeks. This is also related to the pathogen of infection. If it is a common bacterial infection, it will heal faster. If it is a special pathogen infection, such as mycoplasma, chlamydia, and ureaplasma urealyticum infection, it will heal slower. In addition, special pathogen infection may be transmitted through sexual contact.

The dangers of urinary tract infection in men

1. Can cause male infertility: The main reason why urinary tract infection 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.

2. Cause other urinary system diseases: Once the patient is infected, 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. Improper treatment of acute urethritis may even lead to paraurethral abscesses, which can penetrate the penis skin and become urethral fistulas.

How many days does it take for a male urinary tract infection to heal? We should not be anxious about the recovery time. Once we are anxious, it will have a great impact on ourselves. In order not to cause other diseases, patients must maintain a good mood, listen to the doctor's advice, do a good job of treatment, and if they persist, they will definitely get better.