What is the cause of non-gonococcal urethritis

Non-gonococcal urethritis is often caused by infection with chlamydia, mycoplasma, Trichomonas, and herpes virus, and often manifests itself in symptoms such as urgency, pain, and difficulty urinating. Attention should be paid to reproductive health and hygiene, and scientific treatment. If Chinese medicine is used for treatment, then the main focus should be on clearing away heat and detoxifying, and promoting dampness and relieving stranguria.

1. Cause

Non-gonococcal urethritis is a syndrome with multiple causes, and the pathogens are mostly chlamydia, mycoplasma, Trichomonas, herpes virus, Candida, etc. 30% to 50% of non-gonococcal urethritis is related to Chlamydia trachomatis, 20% to 30% is caused by ureaplasma urealyticum infection, and 10% is caused by microorganisms such as Trichomonas vaginalis, Candida albicans, herpes simplex virus, Mycoplasma genitalium, adenovirus and Bacillus. Chlamydia and mycoplasma have weak resistance to the external environment and can be killed by heating at 56 degrees for 5 to 10 minutes. Commonly used disinfectants such as formalin, Lysol, and carbolic acid can also easily kill them.

2. Clinical manifestations

1. Typical symptoms include urethral itching, accompanied by urinary urgency, pain and difficulty urinating, but the symptoms are milder than those of gonococcal urethritis.

2. When not urinating for a long time or before the first urination in the morning, a small amount of mucous secretion may come out of the anus, sometimes only manifested as a scab seal or dirty crotch. A considerable number of people may not have any symptoms.

3. Male patients may develop epididymitis. Female patients are not as typical as male patients. Many patients may be asymptomatic. They may generally suffer from urethritis, mucopurulent cervicitis, acute pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility.

3. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment

In view of the etiology and pathogenesis of non-gonococcal urethritis, Chinese herbal medicine for treatment should focus on clearing away heat and detoxifying, promoting dampness and relieving stranguria, supplemented by tonifying the kidney and strengthening the foundation, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, strengthening the body and eliminating evil, and improving the body's immunity, such as Yinhua Miyanling Tablets which are refined from authentic and high-quality Chinese herbal medicines. It is mainly used to treat heat-stranguria in the lower abdomen and damp-heat syndrome, and has significant effects on frequent urination, urgency, painful urination, short and red urine, dribbling urine, red and yellow urine, low back pain, and abdominal distension and pain. The common pathogenic bacteria of non-gonococcal urethritis urinary tract infection is Staphylococcus aureus. Since the drug resistance rate of Staphylococcus aureus is as high as 62%, Western antibiotics and some traditional Chinese medicines are helpless in treating infections caused by this bacteria. This is a large-compound Chinese patent medicine made from pure natural plant materials. It uses honeysuckle, a local medicinal material known as "the best in clearing heat and detoxifying", as the main ingredient. It has a total of ten precious medicinal materials as main ingredients. It utilizes the multi-target synergistic effect of honeysuckle, Scutellaria barbata, Polygonum multiflorum, Dianthus superbus, Pyrola, Caulis Atractylodes, Plantago, Lophatherum gracile, Viscum album, and Juncus effusus to significantly improve the bactericidal activity against Staphylococcus aureus, and has stronger sensitivity and antibacterial effect against Staphylococcus aureus. Its clinical efficacy in treating non-gonococcal urethritis caused by Staphylococcus aureus is more significant and its effect is more stable.