The urethra in women gets sick much less often than in men. Basically, if such a disease occurs, it occurs against the background of acute colpitis and endocervicitis caused by gonorrhea, trichomonads. Such a course causes itching in the urethra in women, chronic nonspecific pain, burning in the urethra. As a rule, treatment of urethritis consists of antibiotics and chemotherapeutic agents, vitamins are prescribed, as well as local injection of drugs into the urethra.
Typical for women are two diseases of this channel - polyps and prolapse (prolapse), and according to the main signs, these diseases are often similar to each other.
The urethra in elderly women is often characterized by prolapse (prolapse), which is often combined with prolapse of the vagina due to damage to the muscles of the pelvic floor and perineum. This is caused by childbirth or straining for constipation, years of hard physical work, prolonged coughing. As a result, there is a protrusion of the urethra over the external labia.
It is worth noting that a woman may not observe unusual subjective sensations during urethral prolapse, nor can they be observed with a moderate course of the disease. When examining the prolapse of the urethra, the doctor can see a picture of protrusion of the mucous membrane, which has a red color around the circumference of the external opening of the channel.
When women have a urethra, they go to the doctor themselves. However, often such a protrusion does not cause discomfort, and the gynecologist is the first to find it during a routine examination, sometimes taking it as a polyp.
A serious disease of this canal is a polyp, which is a small tumor-like formation located on one of the walls of the urethra in the region of its external opening.
More recently, a polyp in the female urethra was considered inflammatory, and of a tumorous nature, therefore, conservative methods were prescribed for the treatment - powders, ointments, cauterization. According to modern research, the polyp in its structure is a benign tumor - an adenoma or papilloma.
If you do not treat the urethra in women with a polyp, it can degenerate into a malignant tumor. Therefore, the polyp in the urethra deserves a serious relationship between the patient and the doctor.
As a rule, the urethra in women is treated for diseases associated with the presence of a polyp and surgical intervention.
As for the conservative methods of treating polyps in the female urethra, carried out by electric current or cauterization with chemicals, they do not provide absolutely complete destruction of the tumor or, causing an irritating effect on the tissue, provoke its growth and transition to the malignant stage.
Radical measures are also used for other benign tumors in the female urethra - myomas, fibromas, and angiomas. Only with the smallest, smooth, soft polyps of the urethra, you can not resort to surgery, provided that the urologist constantly monitors.
Urethritis is very difficult to treat, so preventive measures are needed to help prevent this rather unpleasant disease. Strong hypothermia should be avoided and, of course, observe the rules of intimate hygiene, use condoms to prevent the introduction of various types of infections. In addition, women need to pay attention to their diet, avoid stress, and prevent constipation.