Urethritis in Female Patients
The following symptoms may affect women:
A distinctive vaginal discharge
ache in the pelvis and stomach
ache during sexual encounter
Urinating often or urgently
shivering and fever
Experiencing stomachache
An annoyance
Women with urethritis may experience the following signs and symptoms:
inclination to urinate more often
Urinary incontinence Itching or burning at the urethral opening
In addition to urinary symptoms, there may also be vaginal discharge.
Urinary symptoms may also be absent in urethritis patients. This holds especially true for women. Men may not exhibit symptoms if urethritis is caused by chlamydia or, less commonly, trichomoniasis infection.
If you suspect you may have had a sexually transmitted infection (STI), you should undergo testing.
Gonococcal urethritis (GU) develops more rapidly, typically within 3 to 4 days of onset and frequently within 7 days, resulting in acute dysuria and yellow or white opaque discharge.
Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a gram-negative intracellular diplococcus, causes gonococcal urethritis. Non-Urinary Tract Infection (NGU) is marked by progressive onset, minimal dysuria, and a dry or mucoid discharge. Numerous organisms besides nongonococcal urethritis can induce urethritis.
Regardless of treatment, urethritis symptoms typically resolve on their own over time. Both the GU and NGU should be treated with antibacterial medications. The following individuals should receive antibiotics regardless of symptoms:
Gramme staining and culture results for patients
Sexual companions of the patients listed above with a history of urethritis who are unlikely to be followed up and/or are likely to continue transmitting the infection.
