Non-Specific Urethritis

Introduction: Non-Specific Urethritis

Urethritis is called Non-Specific Urethritis (NSU) if the cause of urethritis cannot be clearly identified as chlamydia or gonorrhea. Most cases are sexually transmitted diseases, but in some cases no infectious cause is found.

Symptoms of Non-Specific Urethritis

• Symptoms in men:
  • Urethral pain
  • Urinary pain
  • Urinary frequency
  • Urinary discharge

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Non-Specific Urethritis:

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• Bladder & Urinary Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Bladder Tests
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Tests
  • Home Cystitis Tests
  • Home Kidney Tests
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney Function)
  • Home Prostate Cancer Tests
• Sexuality & Libido: Home Testing:
  • Home Hormone Tests
  • Home Libido Tests
  • Home Menopause Tests
  • Home Andropause Tests
• Liver Health: Home Testing
  • Home Hepatitis Tests
  • Home Liver Tests
• Kidney Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Tests

Medical Textbooks Online about Non-Specific Urethritis

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Diagnostic Tests for Non-Specific Urethritis

• Swab tests
• Gonorrhea tests - see tests for gonorrhea
• Chlamydia tests - see tests for chlamydia

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Non-Specific Urethritis?

• Misdiagnosis of Non-Specific Urethritis
• Underlying causes of Non-Specific Urethritis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Misdiagnosis and Non-Specific Urethritis

Interstitial cystitis an under-diagnosed bladder condition: The medical condition of interstitial cystitic is a bladder condition that can be misdiagnosed as various conditions such as overactive bladder or other causes of pelvic pain. This condition can cause chronic pelvic pain or symptoms of urinary incontinence, similar to overactive bladder. Millions of patients may be misdiagnosed - an estimated third of the 9 million women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) or 4.5 million of the 17 million women with overactive bladder syndrome do not respond well to treatment, and may have interstitial cystitis rather than their given diagnosis. In other words, about 6 million US women may have misdiagnosed interstitial cystitis. See interstitial cystitis or overactive bladder, or incontinence....read more »

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Causes of Non-Specific Urethritis

• Sexually transmitted diseases
• Urethral inflammation - a non-infectious cause
• Urethritis

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More information about causes of Non-Specific Urethritis:

• Underlying causes of Non-Specific Urethritis
• Non-Specific Urethritis as a symptom

Treatments for Non-Specific Urethritis

• Antibiotics
• Tetracycline
• Doxycycline
• Erythromycin
• Treatment of any sexual partners

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Definitions of Non-Specific Urethritis:

Inflammation of the urethra of unknown cause - (Source - WordNet 2.1)