What Is a Urinary Tract Infection?
3. Urethritis
Urethritis is an infection of the urethra, which is the tube that travels from the bladder to the opening at the penis or vagina. One of the most common causes of this type of infection is bacteria from the digestive system making it to the entrance of the urethra from the anus.
The female anatomy also means that women are more prone to developing urethritis in this manner. In addition, urethritis can also be caused by some sexually transmitted diseases. This includes disease like chlamydia, gonorrhea, and herpes. Urethritis is one of the more common varieties of urinary tract infection.
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