Experiencing pain while urination? It could be Urethral Stricture


Are you someone who is taking frequent trips to the washroom and has made its a second home? Or you are someone who is experiencing pain while urinating? Well, these symptoms indicate that it could be urethral stricture. 

A tube in the body called the urethra that aids in the removal of urine from the body. This little tube is crucial for male ejaculation as well. Urethral stricture occurs when swelling, damage, or scarring brought on by an infection prevents or significantly slows the flow of urine through this tube.


The term "posterior urethral stricture" refers to the stricture that develops in the first 1 to 2 inches of the urethra. Anterior urethral stricture is the medical term for the stricture that affects the last 9 to 10 inches of the urethrae. Men are more likely than women to get urethral diseases or injuries because of the length of their urethra.


The Urethral Narrowing: What Causes It?


Common reasons include illnesses that result in urethral trauma, infections including STDs, harm to surgical instruments, and edema. A scrotum or perineal fall, prostate surgery, kidney stone treatment, and bladder catheterization are among more possibilities. However, in many cases, there is a possibility that the cause of urethral stricture isn’t known. 


What signs indicate urethral stricture?


These include the inability to pee and sluggish, irregular urine flow. Frequent urination, discomfort or a burning feeling when urinating, penile pain or lower abdomen pain, the presence of blood in urine or semen, slowed or decreased urine flow, urethral leaks, urinary tract infections, and the penis are also among these symptoms. bladder control issues, etc.


Urinary stricture is verified by a diagnostic test or a physical examination. These include cystoscopy to examine how urethral stricture affects urine flow, ultrasonography, and x-ray imaging, sometimes known as retrograde urography. A tiny viewing device called an endoscope, which is flexible and lubricated, is carefully inserted into the urethra by the physician to check.

Based on the severity of the blockage and the amount of scar tissue, the appropriate course of treatment for urethral stricture is decided through observation.  The most common treatment is surgery, although it can be costly and have unintended consequences. Some patients decide to gradually stretch the stricture using a tool known as a urethral dilator. This can work in some situations, but if the first one isn't solved, it can also result in additional restrictions. The use of a catheter to force urine through the obstruction, the use of antibiotics to kill germs inside the stricture, and the use of laser therapy or heat therapy to soften and rupture the tissue inside the stricture are all further therapies. For some patients, several therapies can be required.


There is another stricture treatment where experts uses the patient's own cells, which are extracted from their bone marrow. An autologous treatment called UREGROW® Epithelial Cell Therapy treats urethral stricture. At the location of the stricture, a layer of fresh tissue known as an epithelialization layer is formed after the epithelial cells are implanted, easing patient symptoms. The fact that cell treatment doesn't require a lengthy recuperation period is one of its main advantages. With a few days of relaxation, a patient can rapidly recover.


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