Men can have discharge from the urethra. This happens at different times of the day, the color and reasons for their appearance are also specific. Allocations in men can in some cases cause concern, so you should see a doctor immediately. For example, if bleeding is observed, immediate action should be taken. Be sure to undergo an examination and the specialist will prescribe the appropriate treatment.
The reasons for the appearance of discharge can be different, the symptoms depend on the stage of the course of the disease. When there is discharge from the urethra in men, self-medication should not be limited. Reception of medicines becomes possible only after the examination.
But mucus secretion does not always indicate that there is some disease. The following manifestations are considered normal:
- Allocations in men, when excited, appear in a small volume without extraneous inclusions.
- Pollutions.
- Prostorrhea defecation, the appearance of mucous viscous clots with streaks during strong exertion during the act of defecation.
- Rarely, discharge from the urethra occurs with a strong cough, exertion, but they are all scarce, have no smell.
Discharge color
Allocations in men can be of different colors. These are nocturnal and abundant secretions of transparent color, diurnal leukorrhea, blood, traces of semen, pus and much more. It all depends on the presence of a certain type of disease, stage, causes of its occurrence.
The composition of the secretions is also specific, ranging from blood cells and particles to mucus, pus and sperm.
Most often, a clear liquid, similar to mucus, is released, but with the contents of the epithelium the discharge becomes grayish, their consistency is thick. With a high content of leukocytes, the color becomes yellowish and green, an unpleasant smell of pus is observed. With thrush and other infectious diseases, the color turns white, the consistency is dense, and a characteristic smell is observed. Discharge after urination can vary in volume. If there are a lot of them, there is an unpleasant smell, cramps, burning, then you should immediately go to the hospital.
White discharge from the urethra
White discharge may be observed during urination and at other times. If they are accompanied by a sharp and sharp burning sensation, pain, itching, then these are signs of an inflammatory process. When urinating or during the rest of the day, white discharge appears with such diseases:
- Ureaplasmosis is sexually transmitted, the causative agent is a special single-celled organism called ureaplasmas.
- Mycoplasmosis is a fairly common infectious disease, the causative agent of which is an organism that is in an intermediate state between a virus and a bacterium. White discharge after or during urination may be accompanied by itching or burning.
- Chlamydia is an infectious disease that is sexually transmitted, a smear is not enough to determine it, it is necessary to take a blood test. The disease itself can be newly acquired or chronic, it is not subject to treatment, only maintenance therapy is prescribed, drugs to eliminate the main symptoms. The causative agent is chlamydia.
White discharge in the morning and at other times of the day can be a sign that a rather dangerous disease is developing - prostatitis. Here, serious and long-term treatment is required, and the discharge itself can appear before and after urination, the urination process itself becomes difficult, and the sex life is reduced to nothing.
Left untreated, the consequences of disease can be dangerous, even leading to male infertility. This scenario is far from always observed, but if the disease is initiated, ignored and personal hygiene is not followed, the consequences can be dire.
Transparent discharge in inflammatory processes
In infectious diseases, completely different fluids can be released, their color and composition depend on the form of the disease. For example, during the observed venereal diseases:
- Abundant discharge of mucus and pus from the urethra, which may be accompanied by itching. This situation occurs if gonorrhea is diagnosed.
- Transparent, mucous, scanty discharge from the urethra is observed with a disease such as chlamydia.
- With trichomoniasis there are no clear discharges, often a man does not even know about the development of such a disease for a long time until he is examined.
If there are purulent, too abundant and frequent clear discharges from the urethra, blood, white fluid, you should immediately contact a specialist. If the released secret becomes too frequent, there is a burning sensation, an unpleasant smell, then there may be suspicions of epididymitis, prostatitis, orchitis, and so on. The doctor prescribes treatment only after the results of the examination of men have been obtained, the causes of the disease have been found. In this case, it is necessary to strictly adhere to all appointments and recommendations, personal hygiene will play a significant role.
Diagnostic process
If during urination in men in the morning or only during the day, discharges with blood or pus are found, it is necessary to consult a doctor for diagnosis. The examination process includes examination of the urethral canal. It is checked whether there are manifestations of mucus, blood. Sometimes the patient's partner is also examined to rule out infection of both. In the clinic, the following methods are used to study the discharge from the urethra:
- Examination of a smear obtained during microscopic examination.
- Performing a special bacteriological inoculation of the sample taken.
- Carrying out an antibiogram.
These measures help to determine exactly what kind of discharge is observed when urinating, what is the composition of the fluid. It is necessary to conduct a comprehensive survey, this will allow you to get the most complete picture. During consultations, it is important to understand what causes the discharge, whether such a situation was observed earlier, how often, whether there were accompanying symptoms, for example, pain and blood discharge when urinating. The diagnostics performed will allow to draw up a complete picture of the disease, which means that the appropriate treatment will be selected.
Treatment: what to do?
Treatment of discharge in men largely depends on the type of disease that caused their appearance. In some cases, when everything is within the normal range, treatment is not prescribed.
For infectious and other diseases, an examination is already required, after which the doctor chooses how to treat the pathology. In any case, it is impossible to delay, if you do not start treating the disease causing the appearance of discharge in time, the condition will enter a chronic stage and this is dangerous.
It is also possible to prevent discharge from the urethra, for this it is enough to monitor your health, follow the rules of hygiene, avoid promiscuity, hypothermia. But self-control will also be helpful, if any type of fluid is released by men which is not normal, you should see a doctor. It should be remembered that in the normal state, blood, pus, white liquids that have an unusual shade, smell and consistency cannot be released from the urethra in men.
If a man has fluid secreted from the urethra, it is impossible to delay the visit to the hospital. When discharge does not correspond to the norm, it is necessary to undergo an examination, after which the observing specialist will prescribe the necessary measures. If the disease has begun, it will quickly pass to the chronic stage, and this is fraught with complications, other pathologies may develop, up to infertility.