Urethritis

Introduction: Urethritis

Urethritis: Inflammation of the urethra. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Urethritis is available below.

Symptoms of Urethritis

• Painful urination
• Burning during urination
• Frequent urination
• Urethral discharge

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Urethritis:

• 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
• Kidney Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Tests

Medical Textbooks Online about Urethritis

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Urethritis?

• Misdiagnosis of Urethritis
• Underlying causes of Urethritis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Misdiagnosis and 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 Urethritis

• Non-specific urethritis
• Urethral syndrome
• Female urethral syndrome
• Sexually transmitted diseases
  • Gonorrhea

See full list of 29 causes of Urethritis

More information about causes of Urethritis:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Urethritis (1 listings)
• Underlying causes of Urethritis
• Urethritis as a complication caused by other conditions
• Urethritis as a symptom

Treatments for Urethritis

• Antibiotics
• Treatment for or avoidance of underlying causes

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Patient Surveys for Urethritis

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Reseach about Urethritis

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Clinical Trials for Urethritis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Urethritis include:

• M. Genitalium Antibiotic Susceptibility and Treatment (MEGA): A Randomized Double-Blinded Treatment Trial to Assess Efficacy of Azithromycin and Doxycycline for Clinical and Microbiological Cure of M. Genitalium in Men With Nongonococcal Urethritis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Azithromycin,Doxycycline
• NGU: Doxycycline (Plus or Minus Tinidazole) Versus Azithromycin (Plus or Minus Tinidazole) - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Azithromycin,Doxycycline,Tinidazole
• Study to Improve Partner Services for STD Prevention - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• The Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Synovitis: A Study of Early Arthritis - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Combination Antibiotic Treatment for Reactive Arthritis Caused by Chlamydia Bacteria - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Doxycycline and rifampin,Azithromycin and rifampin

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Statistics for Urethritis

• Medical statistics for Urethritis
• Death and Mortality statistics for Urethritis
• Society statistics for Urethritis

Types of Urethritis

• Mechanical urethritis
• Chemical urethritis
• Non-specific urethritis
• Gonococcal urethritis - from gonorrhea
• Non-Gonococcal urethritis (NGU) - infectious urethritis but not from gonorrhea

See full list of 7 Types of Urethritis

Stories from Users Related to Urethritis

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• Brown Discharge
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• slight burning/morning discharge
• slight discharge/ burn
• urethritis?
• Not enough discharge
• discharge 5 weeks after?
• Milky White Discharge
• discharge
• Thick white discharge from urethra
• vagina discharge
• clear, mucous urethral discharge
• Reconciliation of discharge medications
• Prostatitis or Urethritis?
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• Do I have Urethritis?
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User Interactive Forums

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Definitions of Urethritis:

Inflammation of the urethra. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Inflammation of the urethra; results in painful urination - (Source - WordNet 2.1)