What causes severe itching in the male urethra?
Disease description:
I take a nap with my husband every afternoon. Today, during our nap, he kept complaining that his urethra itched. What could cause itching in a man’s urethra?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Wang Jianlong
Itching in the male urethra may indicate urethritis. Patients with this condition often experience concurrent pain and discharge from the urethral meatus, and the condition is frequently associated with sexual contact. Patients diagnosed with mycoplasma infection commonly present with urethral itching, lower abdominal pain, and discomfort in the testicles and perineum. In the case of prostatitis, common predisposing factors include prolonged sitting, chronic smoking or alcohol consumption, and infectious agents; diagnosis can be confirmed through color Doppler ultrasound of the prostate and analysis of expressed prostatic secretions.
