Urethral syndrome

Female urethral syndrome refers to a group of non-specific syndromes with frequent urination, urgency, and dysuria, but without obvious organic lesions on bladder and urethral examinations, which are more common in married young and middle-aged women. It is usually caused by abnormal anatomy of the outer urethra (such as fusion of the labia minora, urethral hymen, hymen umbrella, etc.), distal urethral obstruction, urinary tract infection, and local chemical and mechanical stimuli. The pathological changes in the urethral tissue of the patients were chronic inflammatory reactions. Most patients may have positive urine cultures, 46% were Escherichia coli, 18% were chlamydia, and anaerobic cultures could increase the positive findings, and 32% of patients had an unclear etiology.