Urethral Stricture Disease
The urethra's main job in males and females is to pass urine outside the body. This thin tube also has an important role in ejaculation for men. When a scar from swelling, injury or infection blocks or slows the flow of urine in this tube, it is called a urethral stricture. Some people feel pain with a urethral stricture.
Archived from the 2024 edition
Overview
The bladder empties through the urethra and out of the body (called voiding). The female urethra is much shorter than the male's. In males, urine must travel a longer distance from the bladder through the penis.
In males, the first 1" to 2" of the urethra that urine passes through is called the posterior urethra. The posterior urethra includes:.
In this entry
The archived page carried these sections, in this order.
- What Happens under Normal Conditions?
- Causes
- Posterior Urethral Stricture
- Anterior Urethral Stricture
- Symptoms
- Diagnosis
- Urethroscopy
- Retrograde Urethrogram
- Prevention
- Treatment