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Persistent Urethritis/NGU
Hello,
Approximately three months ago, I received very brief unprotect oral sex from a male partner. As far as I know, he is STD/HIV free. About 10 to 11 days later, I started feeling an odd irritation right inside the tip of my penis. The sensation would arise for just a few seconds and then be gone. This would happen often throughout the day. Two weeks after the initial sensation began, I was tested for gonorrhea and chlamydia. Both tests came back negative. Two weeks after being tested, I saw my general physician who did not see anything abnormal upon examination and did not see anything unusual in my urine after doing a urine analysis. He prescribed a 7-day course of cipro which did nothing followed by a 7-day course of doxycycline and a one time dose of azithromycin.
The discomfort continued on a daily basis even after all of these treatments. For my own piece of mind, I was retested for gonorrhea, chlamydia, as well as HSV 1 & 2. Everything came back negative for the second time. At two months, I went for a week long period where I did not feel the sensation at all. I figured my body had worked it out on its own. After that week, the sensation returned but less frequently. I saw my general physician again who re-examined me and ran blood work for a physical. He said that all my blood work looked healthy and normal. He referred me to a urologist who examined me, did two urine analyses, and did a prostate exam. He said that everything looked fine. Now, I may feel it two or three times a day or sometimes I go a day without feeling it at all. But so far, it always returns at some point and I am beyond frustrated. I am now three months from when I first started having the discomfort and I can't believe I'm still having this discomfort. I thought that maybe it was all in my head, but when I have these little bursts of pain, I know for sure this is not a mental thing.
The urologist prescribed a month long course of daypro which I am currently four days into. I have felt the odd discomfort several times since starting daypro. I have done everything I can think to do from changing the style of underwear I wear to using different soaps in the shower. I don't know what to do anymore.
Do you have any clue what could be wrong with me? If I have an NGU, could it be incurable? Is there anything I or my doctors haven't thought of? I have read on forums that men go years with urethritis/ngu symptoms and just have to learn to deal with the discomfort. I truly hope that is not the case here because this is driving me crazy. Any help or advice you could give me would be greatly appreciated.
Michael
Approximately three months ago, I received very brief unprotect oral sex from a male partner. As far as I know, he is STD/HIV free. About 10 to 11 days later, I started feeling an odd irritation right inside the tip of my penis. The sensation would arise for just a few seconds and then be gone. This would happen often throughout the day. Two weeks after the initial sensation began, I was tested for gonorrhea and chlamydia. Both tests came back negative. Two weeks after being tested, I saw my general physician who did not see anything abnormal upon examination and did not see anything unusual in my urine after doing a urine analysis. He prescribed a 7-day course of cipro which did nothing followed by a 7-day course of doxycycline and a one time dose of azithromycin.
The discomfort continued on a daily basis even after all of these treatments. For my own piece of mind, I was retested for gonorrhea, chlamydia, as well as HSV 1 & 2. Everything came back negative for the second time. At two months, I went for a week long period where I did not feel the sensation at all. I figured my body had worked it out on its own. After that week, the sensation returned but less frequently. I saw my general physician again who re-examined me and ran blood work for a physical. He said that all my blood work looked healthy and normal. He referred me to a urologist who examined me, did two urine analyses, and did a prostate exam. He said that everything looked fine. Now, I may feel it two or three times a day or sometimes I go a day without feeling it at all. But so far, it always returns at some point and I am beyond frustrated. I am now three months from when I first started having the discomfort and I can't believe I'm still having this discomfort. I thought that maybe it was all in my head, but when I have these little bursts of pain, I know for sure this is not a mental thing.
The urologist prescribed a month long course of daypro which I am currently four days into. I have felt the odd discomfort several times since starting daypro. I have done everything I can think to do from changing the style of underwear I wear to using different soaps in the shower. I don't know what to do anymore.
Do you have any clue what could be wrong with me? If I have an NGU, could it be incurable? Is there anything I or my doctors haven't thought of? I have read on forums that men go years with urethritis/ngu symptoms and just have to learn to deal with the discomfort. I truly hope that is not the case here because this is driving me crazy. Any help or advice you could give me would be greatly appreciated.
Michael
I have basically the exact same problem. Although I am married and just out of the blue at the same problems. I am now years into this discomfort. I have been to 4 different urologists, had a scope and everything negative. I am now just continuing my own research. My last urologist just figured there was nothing else he could do (was a nice guy) and prescribed those blue pills that are pain killers or help to numb the pain down there. But I won't take them. I don't want pain killers I want to know what is wrong. They just summed it up that it's urethritis that some males get and it just comes with age. Well I don't believe that for one second. I am going to try azithromyacin again just for peace of mind. If nothing works i'm convinced it's viral. Or maybe some std that doesn't rrespond to standard antiobiotics and won't show up positive on tests.
I should also add that I have never had any lesions, bumps, or sores. Nor have I had any odd discharge or burning during urination.
Michael
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