The incidence of male urinary tract infections is rising, posing threats to fertility and sexual function. These infections are increasingly affecting younger men, often recurring and disrupting work and daily life. Men should take this seriously to prevent worsening conditions and severe consequences. So, what are the symptoms of male urinary tract infections? What are the symptoms of male urinary tract infections? Urinary tract infections involve inflammation of the bladder, urethra, renal pelvis, or renal parenchyma.Approximately 56% of men over 35 years old experience urinary tract infections. Specifically, symptoms primarily manifest in the following areas:
1. Urinary tract irritation symptoms: Frequent urination, urgency, and painful urination. More common in lower urinary tract infections.
2. Systemic symptoms of upper urinary tract infections include high fever, back pain, upper abdominal pain, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and urine cultures showing large bacterial counts;
3. Lower urinary tract infections present with low-grade fever, lower abdominal pain, painful urination, and urine cultures may be negative or show low bacterial counts.
What are the potential risks of urinary tract infections?
1. Urinary infections can cause serious complications, often leading to orchitis, epididymitis, seminal vesiculitis, urethritis, and other conditions.Reproductive tract infections can impair sperm production and transport, leading to low sperm motility and high rates of abnormalities. Testicular inflammation may cause testicular atrophy, resulting in oligospermia (low sperm count) or vas deferens obstruction causing azoospermia (no sperm), leading to male infertility. They may also trigger physiological dysfunction, perineal discomfort, and lumbosacral pain.
2. Urinary tract infections significantly impact sexual function. These infections can impair the normal functioning of the urinary tract, gonads, accessory glands, and external genitalia to varying degrees, leading to decreased libido or sexual dysfunction.