NSU (non-specific urethritis)

Last edited 09/2018

Non-gonococcal urethritis is a condition presenting as inflammation of the urethra (1),

  • it is considered to be the most common treatable sexually transmitted syndrome in men
  • it is usually without symptoms or signs in the female.

It is probably the commonest disease associated with sexual intercourse in the UK, with 120,000 cases in 1989.

Reference:

  1. Moi H, Blee K, Horner PJ. Management of non-gonococcal urethritis. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2015;15:294.