Urethritis is an inflammation of the urethral mucosa, which is the tissue covering the surface of your urethra
It causes pain when peeing and liquid discharge from your penis
Urethritis can often be caused by STDs, such as gonorrhoea or chlamydia
So if you have symptoms, go to your GP
How can you get it?
How can you get urethritis?
Urethritis is usually caused by an STD. Read more about gonorrhea and chlamydia.
Sometimes urethritis can be caused by another virus or by a bacterium, such as mycoplasma. The cause can be unclear.
Symptoms
What are the symptoms of urethritis?
Generally, symptoms appear 1-3 weeks after getting the inflammation. They often heal on their own. Symptoms you could have:
Pain while peeing
Liquid discharge from your penis
Do you feel a discomfort in your urethra right after sex or masturbating? These symptoms often heal on their own. In most cases, this is not urethritis.
Other symptoms?
Do you have other symptoms? They could be caused by something else. So it’s important to go to your GP or to the GGD. Don’t wait too long and make an appointment.
Do you have urethritis? If so, the GP will also test you for gonorrhoea and chlamydia. To do this, you need to give a pee sample. This way you will know if the urethritis is caused by one of these STDs. It could also be caused by mycoplasma.
Treatment
Treating urethritis
You can get medication for urethritis. It will kill the bacteria that caused the inflammation. Make sure you take all the pills you were prescribed. Even if the symptoms have already stopped. Not doing so might cause the urethritis to come back. Read more about treating gonorrhea andchlamydia.
Inform your partners
Make sure you don’t pass on an STD
Do you have an STD? Inform your sex partners, so they can get tested and treated too.
