What causes non-gonococcal urethritis

Non-gonococcal urethritis is mainly caused by pathogens other than gonococcus.

Non-gonococcal urethritis is caused by pathogens other than gonococcus infection, such as ureaplasma urealyticum, mycoplasma genitalium, chlamydia trachomatis, etc. Pathogens are mainly invasion through sexual intercourse, infection of epithelial cells of human urethral mucosa, and then cause non-gonococcal urethritis. In addition to some chlamydia, mycoplasma, trichomonas vaginalis, herpes simplex virus, adenovirus, etc., may also lead to non-gonococcal urethritis, manifested as urethral orifice congestion, increased urethral secretions, urinary pain and dysuria, etc., need to pay attention.