NONGONOCOCCAL URETHRITIS (NGU): WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?
About half the time, men who are infected with NGU do not have any symptoms and would not know they were infected unless they were tested. If symptoms do occur, they include painful urination, a discharge from the penis (which may only be noticed as stains in the underwear), or an itchy or irritated feeling in the penis. Sometimes the discharge may be noticed only after urination. There may also be an alteration in the flow of urine, such as a “spray” or two streams, which occurs because of the inflammation in the urethra. Often these symptoms are very mild. They usually take between one and three weeks after infection to show up, but they may take much longer.
Urethritis can, rarely, progress to infection in the prostate or epididymis, and this may be the first indication that infection is present (see the section on epididymitis and prostatitis). Usually NGU does not cause such symptoms as fever, chills, and nausea. If the urethritis is caused by the herpes virus rather than bacteria, there are sometimes lesions on the genital skin. Although the symptoms of urethritis caused by gonorrhea are usually more severe and occur more quickly after infection than those of NGU, this is not always the case.
Men and women can become infected in the throat with the bacteria that cause NGU. Usually they do not experience any symptoms, although occasionally there can be some mild throat irritation. When a man or woman has an NGU bacterial infection in the anal or rectal area, there are often no symptoms; if they do occur, they may include rectal discharge, bleeding, and pain.
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