Question 1

is there an autoimmune urethritis?

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POSSIBLE: Autoimmune disease may affect any organ in the body, and as an example, reiter's syndrome is felt to be an autoimmune condition associated with certain types of infection.

Question 2

is there medicine for urethritis?

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Yes: The choice of medicine depends on the cause.  Ceftriaxone is used to treat gonorrhea.  Azithromycin or Doxycycline are used to treat chlamydia and some other causes of urethritis.

Question 3

what are the symptoms of urethritis?

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Urinary symptoms: Urethral discharge, burning on urination, frequent urination, and a feeling of urinary "urgency.".

Question 4

is urethritis curable?

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Usually: Urethritis means infection of the urethra, which is the tube that comes from your bladder and allows you to urinate. Urethritis is often due to a bacterial infection, which can be eradicated with antibiotics. If you are having pain or burning with urination, or discharge from the urethra, you might consider seeing a physician for an evaluation.

Question 5

is there a cure for urethritis?

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Antibiotics: Urethritis is typically caused by neisseria gonorrheae (gonorrhea) or other things like chlamydia (non-gonococcal urethritis). In any case, it is typically treated with antibiotics. This is typically an std so any sexual partners will need to be informed, tested and treated as well.

Question 6

is blood a symptom of urethritis?

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Can be. : Along with several other symptoms. You need to confirm as it can be from something else.

Question 7

what's nonspecific urethritis from?

Accepted Answer

NSU, also known as…: …ngu (non-gonococcal urethritis) is most often a disease transmitted by vaginal/oral/ anal sex; may involve chlamydia, trichomonas, or herpes. Occasionally urethritis can be caused by friction (intercourse or masturbation), detergents/ soap, or excess alcohol. Diagnosis reached by eliminating possible causes.

Question 8

is urethritis contagious through sex?

Accepted Answer

Yes: If you have urethritis caused by a a sexually transmitted infection, such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, mycoplasma, or ureaplasma, you can give it to someone else during unprotected sex.

Question 9

does prostititis feel like urethritis?

Accepted Answer

Usually not: Prostatitis primarily causes pain or discomfort in the low abdomen, back, rectum, testicles, etc, often hard to pinpoint the exact location; sometimes urinary frequency or urgency; usually no discharge. Urethritis primarily causes discharge of pus or mucus from the penis, sometimes with painful urination, usually without urinary symtoms or the kind of pain from prostatitis.

Question 10

how is nonspecific urethritis diagnosed?

Accepted Answer

NSU/NGU is diagnosed: By excluding possible causes: gonorrhea, other std's, excessive alcohol or caffeine, allergy to soaps or detergents. In majority of cases, cause is std like chlamydia, trichomonas, or herpes. Testing is done via urine or a specimen swabbed from the end of the urethra.

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