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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Causes

Common Causes

• Bladder stones
• Chlamydia
• Cystitis
• Drugs
• Genital herpes
• Gonorrhea
• Ingredients in personal-care products, such as soaps or perfumes
• Kidney infection
• Kidney stones
• Prostatitis
• Sexually transmitted diseases
• Vaginitis
• Urethritis
• Urinary tract infection
• Yeast infection

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	No underlying causes
Chemical / poisoning	Arsenic trioxide, Arsenicals, Chemicals
Dermatologic	Balanitis xerotica obliterans, Lichen sclerosus
Drug Side Effect	Abciximab, BCG vaccine, Benzatropine, Bicalutamide, Clofibrate, Dexchlorpheniramine, Diflunisal, Flavoxate, foscarnet sodium, hexaminolevulinate, Hydroxyurea (patient information), Indinavir,Leflunomide, Melarsoprol,Meropenem, Methenamine, Milnacipran, Nabumetone, Nitazoxanide, Oxcarbazepine, Oxaprozin, Phendimetrazine, Pramipexole, Pyrazinamide, Rifaximin, Spermicidal gel, Sertraline, Sulindac, Tiagabine, Tiaprofenic acid, Valrubicin, Zonisamide
Ear Nose Throat	Behcet syndrome
Endocrine	No underlying causes
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic	Rectovesical fistula
Genetic	No underlying causes
Hematologic	Acute intermittent porphyria
Iatrogenic	Contraceptive foam, Contraceptive sponge, Urethral catheterization, Vaginal douche, Vaginal lubricant, Radiation therapy
Infectious Disease	Bacterial vaginosis, Bilharziasis, Candidal vaginitis, Chlamydia, Fungal infection, Genital herpes, Genital schistosomiasis, Gonorrhea, Kidney infection, Lower urinary tract infection, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Non-gonococcal urethritis, Prostatitis, Pyelonephritis, Schistosoma haematobium, Sexually transmitted disease, Trichomoniasis, Urethritis, Urinary tract infection, Vaginitis, Varicella, Yeast infection
Musculoskeletal / Ortho	Reactive arthritis, Reiter syndrome
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional / Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	Atrophic vaginitis, Candidal vaginitis, Cervical cancer, Cervicitis, Complication of pregnancy, Ectopic pregnancy, Endometriosis, Labial adhesion, Menopause, Prolapsed uterus, Vaginal ulcers, Vaginitis, Vesicovaginal fistula, Vulvar cancer, Vulvitis
Oncologic	Bladder cancer, cervical cancer, Vulvar cancer
Opthalmologic	Behcet syndrome, Reactive arthritis, Reiter syndrome
Overdose / Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	Functional disorder, Psychogenic disorder
Pulmonary	Goodpasture syndrome
Renal / Electrolyte	Kidney stone, Nephrolithiasis, Pyelonephritis
Rheum / Immune / Allergy	Behçet syndrome, Goodpasture syndrome, Reactive arthritis, Reiter syndrome, Stevens-Johnson syndrome
Sexual	Sexually transmitted disease, Behcet's syndrome
Trauma	Urethral trauma
Urologic	Balanitis, Balanitis xerotica obliterans, Balanoposthitis, Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Bladder cancer, Bladder diverticulum, Bladder stone, Cystitis, Cystocele, Dysfunctional elimination, Epididymitis, Hunner ulcer, Interstitial cystitis, Malakoplakia, Meatal stenosis, Prostatitis, Rectovesical fistula, Urethral caruncle, Urethral catheterization, Urethral stricture, Urethritis, Urinary incontinence, Urinary stone, Urinary tract malformation, Urolithiasis, Vesical Calculus, Vesicoureteral reflux, Vesicovaginal fistula
Dental	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	Contraceptive foam, Contraceptive spong , Ingredient in personal-care products, such as soaps or perfumes, Irritant, Masturbation, Radiation therapy, Spermicidal gel, Vaginal douche, Vaginal lubricant

Causes in Alphabetical Order

Abciximab Acute intermittent porphyria Arsenic trioxide Arsenical Atrophic vaginitis Bacterial vaginosis Balanitis Balanitis xerotica obliterans Balanoposthitis BCG vaccine Behçet syndrome Benign prostatic hyperplasia Bilharziasis Bladder cancer Bladder diverticulum Bladder stone Candidal vaginitis Cervical cancer Cervicitis Chemical Chlamydia Clofibrate Complication of pregnancy Contraceptive foam Contraceptive spong Cystitis Cystocele Dysfunctional elimination Ectopic pregnancy Endometriosis Epididymitis Functional disorder

Fungal infection Genital herpes Genital schistosomiasis Gonorrhea Goodpasture syndrome Hunner ulcer Hydroxyurea (patient information) Indinavir Ingredient in personal-care products, such as soaps or perfumes Interstitial cystitis Irritant Kidney infection Kidney stone Labial adhesion Lichen sclerosus Lower urinary tract infection Malakoplakia Masturbation Meatal stenosis Melarsoprol Menopause Milnacipran Neisseria gonorrhoea Nephrolithiasis Non-gonococcal urethritis Oxaprozin Prolapsed uterus Prostatitis Psychogenic disorder Pyelonephritis Pyrazinamide Radiation therapy Reactive arthritis

Rectovesical fistula Reiter syndrome Schistosoma haematobium Sexually transmitted disease Spermicidal gel Stevens-Johnson syndrome Tiagabine Tiaprofenic acid Trauma Trichomoniasis Urethral caruncle Urethral catheterization Urethral stricture Urethral trauma Urethritis Urinary incontinence Urinary stone Urinary tract infection Urinary tract malformation Urolithiasis Vaginal douche Vaginal lubricant Vaginal ulcers Vaginitis Valrubicin Varicella Vesical Calculus Vesicoureteral reflux Vesicovaginal fistula Vulvar Cancer Vulvitis Yeast infection