Patient's question:
Last Monday morning, when I got up to urinate, I suddenly felt a burning sensation in my urethra, along with some pain. I went to the hospital for a check-up, and the doctor diagnosed me with a urinary tract infection. He prescribed some medication, which I've been taking for a week, but it hasn't shown any improvement. Over the past two days, there has been a small amount of mucous discharge from the urethral opening.What kind of help do I need: What could be the reason for the slight pain during urination?
Doctor's answer:
Painful urination refers to the sensation of pain in the urethra, bladder, and perineum during urination. The severity of the pain varies, often presenting as a burning sensation, with severe cases resembling a knife cut and mild cases like needle pricks. Painful urination is commonly associated with conditions such as urethritis, prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, seminal vesiculitis, cystitis, urinary tract stones, bladder tuberculosis, and pyelonephritis. Clinically, painful urination in males may be suspected as non-gonococcal urethritis, which is an infectious disease of the male reproductive system. The primary infection cause is often due to poor personal hygiene in daily life.