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Medical Author:

Lisa D. Mills, MD

Coauthor:

Trevor Mills, MD, MPH

Medical Editor:

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.

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Medical Treatment

Infections cause most cases of urethritis.

• If you seem well otherwise, antibiotics are used.



• Various treatments are available.



• Sometimes you will get a shot (or antibiotic injection).



• The duration of treatment ranges from one to 14 days.



• In cases of a sexually transmitted infection, antibiotics are used routinely.

• In this situation, all sexual partners also require treatment.



• You should not have sex or you should use condoms until all partners have completed medical therapy.



• Anyone with signs of infection throughout the body may require admission to a hospital for IV antibiotics.