Post Date December, 03 2023
Urethritis and prostatitis are both common male diseases, which will have a great impact on men's health. The clinical symptoms of urethritis and prostatitis are similar to some extent, but there are also great differences between them. Here is how to tell you the difference between urethritis and prostatitis. I hope it can help you.
How is urethritis different from prostatitis? On this issue, experts pointed out that the differences between urethritis and prostatitis are as follows:
1、 Urethritis is an infectious disease, while prostatitis is not.
2、 Urethritis is caused by pathogenic microorganisms (such as gonococcus, chlamydia, trichomonas or fungi), while prostatitis is only 5-10% caused by pathogenic microorganisms (such as Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, etc.).
3、 The main manifestations of urethritis are pain in urination and urethral discharge (which occurs when there is no urination), while prostatitis has no urethral discharge, only white urine (at the end of urination), frequent urination, urgency of urination and pain in perineum.
4、 The treatment of urethritis must use a sufficient amount of sensitive (capable of killing pathogenic microorganisms) antibiotics of sufficient duration, while the treatment of prostatitis should take comprehensive treatment according to the specific conditions of patients.
5： After thorough treatment of urethritis, as long as it is not exposed to pathogenic microorganisms, it will not recur, while prostatitis often relapses due to carelessness in life (such as fatigue, alcohol consumption and spicy food).
The above introduction about the difference between urethritis and prostatitis. After you understand the difference between urethritis and prostatitis, you should treat the disease according to the condition.
(Intern editor: Cai Junyi)
