What is urethritis?
Urethritis is an infection of your urethra, which is the tube attached to your bladder that lets urine flow out of your body.
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Urethritis is usually caused by bacteria that you get from sex (a sexually transmitted disease)
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Common symptoms are pain when you urinate (pee) and feeling the need to urinate more often or more strongly
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Sometimes a fluid comes out of your urethra that is thick and yellowish green, or clear and thin
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Antibiotics usually treat urethritis
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If you don’t treat urethritis, you can get bladder or kidney infections or a sore in your urethra
What causes urethritis?
What are the symptoms of urethritis?
If your urethritis isn't treated, scar tissue can form that makes your urethra narrower (this is called a stricture). This narrowing can make it hard to urinate. It can also increase your risk of a bladder infection or kidney infection.
How can doctors tell if I have urethritis?
How do doctors treat urethritis?
How can I prevent urethritis?
You can prevent urethritis caused by STDs by using a condom during sex.
