Chronic urethritis and benign prostatic hyperplasia

The difference between chronic urethritis and benign prostatic hyperplasia lies in different parts of the disease, different causes, different symptoms.

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, different parts of the disease

Chronic urethra mainly involves the urethra, while benign prostatic hyperplasia mainly involves the prostate.

Chronic urethritis is usually caused by acute urethritis, and acute urethritis is usually caused by gonococcal or non-gonococcal infection. The etiology of BPH is not clear, but it may be related to sex hormone and its receptor, imbalance theory of cell proliferation and apoptosis, growth factor neurotransmitter, prostate stroma epithelial interaction and other factors.

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Symptoms of chronic urethritis include urethral itching, burning pain, frequent urination, urgency of urination, increased urethral secretions and discomfort during urination, etc., which may be accompanied by redness, ulcer or erosion of urethral orifice. Typical symptoms of BPH include frequent urination, urgency, increased frequency of nocturnal urination, dysuria, weak urine flow, residual urine feeling, etc., and may also be accompanied by sexual function problems such as reduced or disappeared morning erection and decreased libido.