Urethritis is usually caused by what

Urethritis can be divided into gonococcal urethritis and non-gonococcal urethritis, disease types are different causes.

1, gonococcal urethritis

gonococcal urethritis is mainly caused by gonococcal infection, pathogens infected with the human body will invade the urethra and adhere to the urethral surface, while releasing some chemical toxins, leading to local inflammation.

2, non-gonococcal urethritis

non-gonococcal urethritis is due to gonococcal pathogens other than infection caused, such as chlamydia trachomatis, mycoplasma genitalium, urealyticum, herpes simplex virus, etc., the above pathogens may invade the urethral mucosa epithelium through sexual intercourse, inducing inflammation.