Sometimes women experience such an unpleasant sensation as an itching in the urethra. Regardless of the reasons that caused it, this is the reason for compulsory recourse to a specialist. If itchy in the urethra, it can be a symptom of both normal allergies and more serious diseases of the genitourinary system.
Causes of itching in the urethra
Most often, unpleasant sensations inside the urethra are provoked by various infections of the urinary tract caused by chlamydia, trichomonads, gonococci, staphylococci, E. coli.
Itching and burning in the urethra are the main signs of sexual infections and urethritis. If this symptomatology is caused by urethritis, the patient is also concerned about frequent urge to empty the bladder and soreness in this act.
Itching in the area of the urethra is in most cases the only sign of a disease such as trichomoniasis and an early symptom of gonorrhea.
In some cases, cystitis appears as the cause of itching in the urethra. The inflammatory process in the bladder develops if an infection gets into it, for example, E. coli . To the itch in this case, frequent and painful urge to urinate, urinary incontinence, pain in the inguinal region.
Itching in the urethra is an invariable companion of such a common disease as urogenital candidiasis, which has a fungal origin. This disease is dangerous for its complications, including cystitis and urethritis.
If the itching in the urethra causes anxiety for more than 24 hours, it is accompanied by any discharge, urination becomes more frequent, or there is the slightest chance of acquiring sexual infections, then it is necessary to visit a doctor to diagnose the disease and take measures to treat it.