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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Overview

Urethritis is inflammation of the urethra, can result from infectious and noninfectious conditions. The main symptom is dysuria, which is painful or difficult urination. AlthoughN. gonorrhoeae and C. trachomatis are well established as clinically important infectious causes of urethritis, Mycoplasma genitalium has also been associated with urethritis (240–243).

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History and Symptoms

Asymptomatic infections are common. Symptoms, if present, includedischarge (milky or pus-like) from the penis, stinging or burning during urination, itching, tingling, burning or irritation inside the penis.