What causes purulent discharge from the male urethra?

It is very common for men to have symptoms of urethral discharge. However, if a man has urethral discharge, he must take it seriously and go to the hospital to find out the cause. The male urethra is a very important reproductive organ for men. Once abnormalities occur, if they are not taken seriously, the disease will become more and more serious, which will have a great impact on daily life and work. In severe cases, it may also affect fertility.

What is the cause of purulent discharge from male urethra?

1. Balanitis: Urethral discharge occurs. Infectious balanitis is more common in clinical practice. Non-infectious factors are mostly due to excessive foreskin and insufficient cleaning, which produces smegma, which will accumulate and stimulate the local foreskin to cause urethral discharge. Urethral discharge is generally a symptom of balanitis.

2. Gonorrhea: Purulent urethral discharge may also be gonorrhea, because gonorrhea is characterized by the discharge of purulent secretions from the glans penis. The pathogenic bacteria of gonorrhea are gonococci, which enter the epithelial cells of the urethral mucosa and multiply in the cells to form acute inflammation. A large number of white blood cells gather in the inflamed area to phagocytize the bacteria. The endotoxins released by the dead bacteria cause the mucosal layer to necrotize, resulting in a large amount of purulent secretions discharged from the glans penis.

3. Non-bacterial urethritis: Urethral pus may also be a urethritis, which is manifested by urethral discomfort, itching, burning or stinging, redness and swelling of the urethra, and urethral secretions that are mostly syrupy and thin, with a "muddy" feeling in the morning.

4. Urinary tract infection and prostatitis: Both of these conditions will cause obvious symptoms at the urethral opening, such as white urine dripping.

What are the symptoms of urethral discharge in men?

1. Redness and swelling of male urethral opening: It refers to the pathological characteristics of the urethral opening being red and swollen, and sometimes even everted. It may also be accompanied by symptoms such as itching and pain. The appearance of this situation generally indicates that the patient is currently in the inflammatory response stage of a certain urogenital infection disease, which is a key stage of treatment and must be actively and effectively diagnosed and treated. Such as gonorrhea, non-gonococcal disease, etc.

2. Male urethral itching: It refers to a feeling like ants crawling at the urethral opening, which may occur from time to time, be mild or severe, or persist, or be accompanied by pain. This condition is mainly seen in various urogenital infections, such as urethritis, condyloma acuminatum, genital herpes, gonorrhea, syphilis, and can also be seen in chronic prostatitis with infection.

3. Male urethral discharge: Urethral discharge is mainly seen in sexually transmitted diseases, such as white substance overflowing, or some sticky liquid sticking around the urethral opening. It is mainly seen in gonorrhea, urethritis, etc. This situation generally indicates that it is in the infection or obvious inflammatory stage, which is the key moment of treatment.