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Question:
I am desperate for advice. My husband started having a
discharge from his penis last week. He thought I gave him
an STD. I have only slept with him in the last 2 years so I
knew it wasn't me. I went to the doctor immediately. I was
tested for various diseases and was negative. The doctor
gave me a shot of penn. and 4 pills to take just in case my
husband had something wrong.
When he found this out, he went to see a doctor in the ER.
They said he obviously had something. He swore he had
been with the same partner for 2 years (me) and that she
tested negative. They diagnosed him with urethritis, gave
him a shot, gave him a prescription, and told him not to
have sex for 2 weeks. they also said it was a sexually
transmitted infection and his partner needed to be
treated. He told them again that I had and they sent him
home.
When I had his prescription filled, the pharmacist said the
medicine was for a bacterial infection in the urethra. He
also told me that the ER should have been more specific if
they were diagnosing him with an STD. What is urethritis
and could this be true??? How do you get it??? PLEASE
RESPOND
ASAP.
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Answer:
by Yvonne Fulbright: (05/13/2004)
Urethritis, more formally known as nongonococcal
urethritis (NGU), is a bacterial infection of the male's
urethra that is usually caused by the STD chlamydia.
However, bacterium Ureaplasma urealycticum and other
pathogens are sometimes the cause. Since chlamydia is
normally the cause, testing for chlamydia upon diagnosis is
strongly recommended. Symptoms of NGU in men are a
thin, clear or milky discharge and mild discomfort upon
urination. They tend to appear 7 -14 days after infection.
Symptoms of chlamydia in women tend to be
"asymptomatic" - without symptoms. Chlamydia is an STD
that is mostly transmitted via vaginal, anal, or oral sex.
Thank you for visiting the Sexual Health Network .
Yvonne K. Fulbright, MS.Ed.Reviewed by: Kathleen VanKirk DHS
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