Diseases of the genitourinary system

First you need to understand what the genitourinary system is. The bladder, the ureters, the urethra and the kidneys, this also includes the organs of the small pelvis - all these organs and represent it. Diseases of the genitourinary system are infections of the urinary tract, which are caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites. So the reasons for their occurrence are more. Than enough. Many diseases of the genitourinary system are transmitted sexually.

As with any health-related issues, it has its own characteristics, and often the symptoms of the same illness appear differently in men and in women.

Since in men the length of the urethra is greater than that of women, they are concerned about their symptoms associated with the lower parts of the urinary tract. Disease of the genitourinary system is most often manifested by frequent painful urination, cuts, burning of the canal, difficulty urinating, heaviness in the scrotum. Primary signs of the disease should be a signal for urgent treatment to the urologist.

In women, the urethra is short and wide, suggesting the development of ascending infections. Irritant easily penetrates into the canal and moves up to the kidneys, with acute pain or burning may not be, for this reason, often there are chronic diseases.

There are the most common diseases of the genitourinary system:

Urethritis

Symptoms:

- frequent urge to urinate, with a pronounced burning sensation in the urethra;

- secretions, which lead to reddening of the channel, possibly, clumping of the outer hole;

- tests will show a large number of white blood cells in the urine, while not showing traces of the pathogen.

If you violate the rules of personal hygiene, then the pathogen without special difficulty penetrates into the urethra - this is the main cause of the disease. There are fewer cases of sexually transmitted infections. Also, the disease can be transmitted through the blood, but this is rare enough cases, it happens if the body already has lesions, for example, ENT infections, the blood vessel passes the pathogen to the genitourinary system.

As a rule, urethritis is a consequence of a more serious disease, such as chlamydia, ureaplasma or gonorrhea. To begin to treat the genitourinary system in such cases will need to be removed from the body of primary sources, ie, more serious pathogens.

Cystitis

Symptoms:

- stagnation of urine, remnant after urination

- burning and rubbing with urination

- rapid urination

- a feeling of heaviness in the area of the bladder.

Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder. The disease is both acute and chronic. In addition to the standard causes, inflammation can be caused by hypothermia, other small pelvic infections, consumption of salt, smoked, spicy and alcohol.

In most cases, cystitis is caused by E. coli, fungal diseases, candidiasis. Most often occurs in women. Cystitis is treated without much difficulty by prescribing antibiotics, as a rule, this is enough. If the course of taking antibiotics did not help, then clinically determine the sensitivity of bacteria to these or other drugs and prescribe a new treatment.

Pyelonephritis

Symptoms appear only in the acute form of the disease:

- fever

- acute diseases of the genitourinary system and infections of the urethra

- Pain in the lower back or side.

Pyelonephritis is a serious enough disease of the genitourinary system, which is often hidden. Inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney due to the remainder of the treated urine. The causes can be various deformations of the kidneys and outflow canals, which in women often occurs during pregnancy. In childhood, the disease can be a consequence of another, for example, inflammation of the lungs.

The disease is primary and secondary (complication of other infections of the pelvic organs). Suitable antimicrobial agents are used for treatment.

No matter how much we want to stay healthy, it still happens, and if you have any doubts, it is better to immediately contact the doctor, in order to avoid serious consequences.