What causes urethritis?

The urethra is the sewer in the human body, and urine has a lot of irritating and corrosive effects on the human body. Therefore, many times, urethritis will occur due to the influence of various adverse factors. For example, heavy sexual intercourse, excessive smoking, drinking, tight underwear, etc. can all lead to urethritis. However, we still need to look at the relevant knowledge suggestions to understand what exactly causes urethritis .

1. Urethral injury is also a factor in the onset of urethritis. As for what causes urethritis, we need to know that during routine urethral instrument examinations, urethral mucosal abrasions caused will also cause a decrease in the defense function of the urethral mucosa, leading to bacterial infection in the body and causing urethritis.

2. Foreign bodies in the urethra: Foreign bodies placed from outside or stones in the urethra can cause urinary tract infection if left there for a while.

3. Urethral obstruction: such as stenosis of the foreskin, stenosis of the external urethral opening, urethral stenosis, posterior urethral valve, urethral tumor, female hymen umbrella, fusion of hymen at the urethral opening, etc. Urine accumulation in the urethra due to poor urination may lead to secondary urethral infection.

4. Inflammation of adjacent organs such as prostatitis, seminal vesiculitis, vaginitis or cervicitis can spread to the urethra. This is often a stubborn lesion of chronic posterior urethritis.

5. Often related to sexual life, unclean sexual life can easily cause urinary tract infection. The most common pathogens of nonspecific urethritis are Escherichia coli, Streptococcus and Staphylococcus.

There are many causes of urethritis, including internal factors and many lifestyle habits, which can also cause urethritis. The above introduction hopes that we can have a certain understanding of how urethritis is caused, which can help us cure urethritis as soon as possible.