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Excretions in men from the urethra: white, transparent

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Allocations in men are observed quite often. In some cases, they are a sign indicating the most serious pathologies, in others they can be a variant of the norm. In order not to panic in vain, and to take timely measures in the event of such a need, it is necessary to understand the origin, it is useful to know the features of the secretions observed in various pathologies.

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Causes of the excretions in men

Allocations appear mainly in connection with the development of a venereal disease. This can also contribute to hidden infections of various neoplasms. Quite often arise against the background of nonspecific inflammation of the urogenital tract. Do not exclude the likelihood of the appearance of discharge after the injury, medical manipulations, surgical interventions.

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Risk factors

Men who have undergone operations in the genitourinary system who are injured, as well as those who lead an immoral lifestyle, or who often change their sexual partners, are at risk. Also risk men with chronic inflammatory processes in the genitourinary system, in other organs and systems.

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Pathogenesis

At the heart of pathogenesis is the formation of excessive amounts of exudate. The normal functioning of the glands is disrupted. This leads to the fact that the body produces a large amount of pathological fluid that is released to the outside, or accumulates on the surface of the genital organs. The quantity varies widely and is determined for each person individually. Pathological is very diverse. Duration and quantity is determined by the severity of the pathological process.

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Epidemiology

According to statistics, normal allocation is observed in 100% of men. However, under the influence of various external and internal factors can change. Isolation of pathological character is observed in 42% of people against the background of venereal diseases, in 39% of people - with nonspecific inflammations, in 9% - after operations and surgical interventions. At 10% - on the basis of latent infections, mental overstrain, overwork and sexual overexcitation.

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Symptoms

About pathological discharge can be said when there are a lot more of them, and they differ in some parameters from those accompanying a man every day. They can be very unusual - from white, yellow to browned brown. Can vary significantly in consistency - from very liquid to excessively thickened. Can have a different smell: sourish, putrid. There are constant, some - appear sporadically. Some of them are associated with the process of emptying, while others are not connected. Possible exacerbations after meals, alcohol, hypothermia.

Normal discharge in men

Not all the discharges are pathological in nature. Some are considered as natural, physiological, because they are allocated by the urogenital organs and correspond to their functions.

It is necessary to distinguish natural biological fluids. It is quite easy to distinguish urine from other liquids. Usually it is transparent, the color can vary within the yellow light spectrum. Urine is normally a liquid without a smell.

The second component that should be distinguished is the secret of the prostate. It is a white viscous liquid with a pungent odor. Supports the smell with a substance such as spermine. By ejaculate means a natural biological fluid, which is formed by sperm, emitted from the vas deferens. When the semen is connected with the secretion of glands, a prostatic secretion occurs. As a result, the liquid becomes gray-white, turns into a mucous mass.

Among the normal secretions are the fresh smegma, produced primarily by the prepuce glands. It is developed systematically, its accumulation occurs under the foreskin. The basis of smegma are fats, bacterial particles, the products of their metabolism, bacterial colonies. The main function is to lubricate the skin and reduce friction between the skin of the foreskin and the glans penis. The maximum activity of these glands is at pubertal age. With age, the secretion of this lubricant drastically decreases, to old age can completely disappear.

It is worth paying attention to the transparent discharge, which was called ureterra. The main synthesis occurs with bulbourethral and urethral glands. They are associated with sexual attraction, and appear during sexual arousal. The main function is to lubricate the urogenital canal and improve the passage of sperm. The volume of such selections can be different, determined by a variety of factors. It can increase after a man has abstained from sexual intercourse for a long time.

Sometimes there are pollutions, which represent the ejection of sperm, which occurs spontaneously. Such emissions can occur in the morning, or during the day and with sexual intercourse or masturbation are not related. Arise when the level of progesterone in the body increases dramatically. The sex is determined by how intense the sex life of a man. Almost always accompanies boys in the puberty period, that immaturity, hormonal instability. Occurs also with rare sexual contacts.

Also it is worth paying attention to the prostatrhea, which stands out from the urethra, and is represented by a transparent liquid. Can manifest themselves after heavy physical work and intense muscle tension. It can occur with constipation due to too weak motor skills. It can also be the result of an arbitrary, conscious delay in urine for a long time. The secret secret in its composition contains a mixture of seminal fluid and detachable prostate. If the amount increases dramatically and the fluid becomes cloudy, this may indicate the development of prostatitis.

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First signs

A large volume of liquid attracts attention, which continues to be released even in the evening and at night. In the norm of such secretions, men do not experience. An unusual smell is alarming. Sometimes pain, stinging, burning sensation can be attached.

But sometimes there are also less pronounced signs that are difficult to notice immediately, but they should be paid attention. Slime may appear during urination, which should not be normal. These secretions are usually easily removed during the process of urination itself and do not require additional removal. But in the morning such discharges can make themselves felt, as they accumulate overnight. The number of them reaches such that the man immediately notices them. In addition, during the day these excretions are mixed with urine, and visually their number looks like less.

Also, to detect such a liquid, you can make a small test: only waking up, morning, massage the urogenital canal with light massaging movements, as a result of which liquid can come out. Also, you need to pay attention to your underwear: it must necessarily contain spots from the secreted urethra. The amount of liquid can increase after a holiday, a friendly party, if alcohol has been taken, spicy dishes, pickles, marinades are eaten.

Also, to detect the first signs of the appearance of secretions, it is advisable to conduct a test. To do this, the morning portion of urine is recommended to be collected in a separate sterile container, and to monitor the behavior and characteristics of the liquid. Also on additional allocation of liquid can indicate the stratification of urine and the formation of flakes in it.

White discharge on a man's underpants

Development of inflammatory processes of a nonspecific character. Most often they are not associated with infectious or viral diseases, but with a microbiocenosis of one's own organism. It is activated and causes inflammation, if problems occur, the immune system decreases, and the potential for nonspecific protection of the body falls.

Most often, the causative agents of such diseases are staphylococci, streptococci. Dysbacteriosis may develop, which suppresses the number of representatives of normal microflora, and their place is colonized by other microorganisms. By this principle, often occurs the development of fungal diseases, in particular, candidiasis.

The triggering mechanism for the development of a nonspecific inflammatory process is the hypothermia of the body, the effect of stressors, physical and mental fatigue. Strengthen the allocation can a strong infectious process, which took the ascending path. The pathogenic microflora develops first in the bladder, then it penetrates into the ureters, the kidneys. Infection can also develop along a descending path. There is a development of kidney diseases. From them, the infection penetrates the ureters, descends into the genital tract, and causes nonspecific inflammation.

Allocations for thrush in men

Color - white, can be curdled. This is due to the development of pathogenic microflora, in particular, bacterial and fungal. Thrush is often caused by fungi of the genus Candida, so it is also called Candidiasis. At intensive reproduction of a fungus the white scurf is formed. When the fungus accumulates a large amount, the degree of seeding becomes sufficiently high, the fungus accumulates in the form of conglomerates that are visible to the naked eye. They appear as white flakes.

Usually, with thrush, white spots are accompanied by discomfort, an unpleasant feeling. If the tissues are deeply affected by fungi, pain in the anus can occur. With severe lesions and a high degree of bacterial contamination, the anus is inflamed. Such uncontrolled growth of the fungus occurs with reduced immunity. Especially often such a pathology is observed with antibiotic therapy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Thrush in men is extremely rarely transmitted sexually. It is usually a consequence of the disturbance of normal microflora within one's own organism. But there is a high probability of sexual transmission of candidiasis from a man to a woman.

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Allocations for chlamydia in men

With clamidiosis, excretion is a natural phenomenon. The disease affects the genitourinary system. The disease can be secretive. It often happens that a person for a long time does not even suspect that he was infected with chlamydia. It develops asymptomatically, without bringing any discomfort to a person. It is activated, as a rule, against a background of reduced immunity and a weakened organism.

It is often found when the degree of damage is high enough. It is not possible to detect it by usual methods. For detection, it is advisable to perform an analysis for hidden infections. Also a swab is given, in which the presence of a microorganism is established by PCR methods. In this case, too, a large number of leukocytes are found in the smear, which indicates an inflammatory process. Less often apply the ELISA method. Its effectiveness and informativeness are much lower. So, the reliability of PCR is 95-97%, whereas the effectiveness of ELISA is about 70-75%.

Infection occurs mainly sexually. Infection by household means is impossible, because the bacterium quickly perishes in the environment. The unmanifest period is quite long: 3-4 weeks, sometimes more. Chlamydia is a serious infectious disease, which is difficult to get rid of. The causative agent of this disease is chlamydia, which is an intracellular obligate parasite that multiplies and develops inside the host cell, gradually destroying it from the inside. It is in connection with the fact that the pathogen is an intracellular parasite, the bacterium is so dangerous. It is difficult to diagnose and treat, it is one of the hidden infections.

To date, there are no diagnostic methods that allow for intracellular detection of parasites. The presence of chlamydial infection is judged by indirect laboratory methods, in particular by the number of antibodies and antigens. Treatment is also not effective due to the fact that drugs are not able to penetrate the cell, do not pass through the cell membrane.

Thus, chlamydia protected itself twice. On the one hand, it has a reliable intrinsic defense system in the form of a dense cell membrane, polysaccharides, which are part of the cell. They provide it with a high penetrating ability, due to which it can penetrate inside the cell, as well as high resistance to antibacterial drugs. On the other hand, due to the fact that the chlamydial cell is inside the host cell, it acquires additional protection from the effects of the human immune system, which simply does not recognize the pathogen as a foreign agent, respectively, the immune response does not arise. Antibiotics and modern antibacterial drugs are not able to penetrate the cell membrane, respectively, effects on chlamydia do not.

Chlamydia is dangerous for its complications, especially the appearance of epididymitis (inflammation of the testicles). It is a frequent cause of infertility.

Treatment mainly consists of antibiotic therapy, while taking antibiotics of a new generation. Additionally, immunotherapy, physiotherapy procedures can be prescribed. Prevention is to avoid accidental sexual intercourse. It is not recommended to frequently change sexual partners. It is also necessary to periodically undergo preventive medical examinations, take tests, especially after questionable connections.

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Allocations for gonorrhea in men

Gonorrhea is always accompanied by secretions. It affects the genitals. It is impossible to get a domestic way because it dies outside the body. The danger consists in complications, the possibility of infecting a woman.

The incubation period is quite short. The main symptoms are white-yellow discharge and pain. There can be serious consequences: gonococcal pharyngitis (infectious inflammatory process in the pharynx, infection from the genitourinary tract can be transmitted to the rectum, other infectious lesions develop.) In the end, in general, infertility develops, a general danger is the generalization of infection that affects other vital organs They are diagnosed with a common smear in which pathogens are detected by PCR, bacteriological culture may be required for higher accuracy. Ntibakterialnoe. Prescribe antibiotics. Gonorrhea often develops in conjunction with chlamydial infection.

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Excretion in men with trichomoniasis

Sexually transmitted, only in the implementation of traditional sexual intercourse. Exciters - Trichomonas adapt well to the outer space, if there is moisture. Therefore, there is a possibility of transmission through rags, a moist environment. It appears white discharge and mucus. There is pain and burning. Identification is the smear microscopy. If necessary, bacteriological sowing is carried out. It is treated with special antiparasitic and antifungal agents. With prolonged or chronic course of the disease, combined therapy is used, which includes immunocorrection, vitamin therapy, physiotherapy. When treatment is necessary to treat both sex partners, even if the second is not sick, or the symptoms of the disease are not manifested.

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Excretion in prostatitis in men

With the development of prostatitis, intense white discharge appears. If the disease is chronic, they can be yellow or green. Often discharge is accompanied by a violation of urination and a weak erection. In critical cases anuria is observed - there is no urinary leakage, impotence.

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Allocations for ureaplasmosis in men

Ureaplasmas are microscopic bacteria, normally inhabit human urinary tract. Previously, they were attributed to mycoplasmas, but eventually were isolated in a separate genus. The classification is based on their ability to cleave urea. Microorganisms belong to conditionally pathogenic forms. In normal, moderate amounts, they are part of the normal microflora of the urogenital tract, providing protection from other, pathogenic microorganisms.

With reduced immunity, weakening and overfatigue of the body, their degree of seeding sharply increase and significantly exceed the norm.

In women, the number of ureaplasms is significantly higher than in girls who do not live sexually. So, in girls they are found only in 5-15% of cases.

Infection can occur during childbirth, so ureaplasmosis should be treated, even if the disease does not cause discomfort and is asymptomatic. In men, self-healing is possible, which is never the case for women. For treatment requires long-term antibiotic therapy.

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Allocations for syphilis in men

Syphilis is considered a serious enough venereal pathological condition. Causes his pale treponema. The incubation period is from 1 to 6 months, and essentially depends on the lifestyle and the state of the man's immunity. It is accompanied by abundant white secretions, less often they acquire the form of pus. There is severe itching, redness. Later the skin is covered with erosions and a small red rash that spreads across all genitals. It is dangerous that it can affect the insides and skin, progress. It even ends with a lethal outcome, if it is not treated. A man infects a partner, so both need to be treated.

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HIV excretion in men

HIV is the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS. Oganizm loses its ability to protect against foreign agents (viruses, bacteria). As a result, a person becomes vulnerable, exposed to infection. The body is not able to cope with even the simplest infection, since lymphocytes are affected, which are the main protective cells of the immune system. Death can occur even as a result of a simple cold, which the body can not cope with.

This disease is characterized by a latent flow and a long incubation period. A person may not know that he is infected, nevertheless, the disease develops in his blood, the virus multiplies, the decrease in immunity continues. Manifest disease can suddenly. Also, as a carrier of the virus, a man infects the sexual partners.

The disease is transmitted through the blood (with blood transfusion, transplantation, during surgical and other manipulations with the use of non-sterile instruments), sexually. Less often the disease is transmitted transplacental or in childbirth from mother to child, with breast milk. The incubation period for this disease can range from 2-3 months to 10 years.

The disease shows a decrease in appetite, a sharp loss of weight, the appearance of weakness, increased fatigue, sweating. A person is ill for a long time, often exposed to colds. An ordinary cold can last for several months.

Allocations are usually a consequence of a decrease in immunity, against which the infection is attached, its intensive growth occurs. Thrush can develop, various dysbiosis. There is a wide variety of secretions - from white to brownish-green, purulent.

Allocations for herpes in men

Herpes is a viral disease in which the pathogen primarily affects the lymph, and accumulates in the lymphatic tissue, nodes. It can persist for a long time in the blood, thus creating a viral load on the body, undermining protective mechanisms.

There are several types of herpes, including one that is sexually transmitted. When it progresses, the inflammatory process develops in the genital area, abundant secretions occur. Most often they are mucous, less often purulent. Precisely determine the cause of secretion is possible only by the results of a virological study, which will show the presence of the virus in the blood and its exact concentration.

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Discharge in men with diabetes mellitus

Diabetes mellitus - is one of the most common disorders of metabolic processes. As a result, a steady decline in the immune system develops. On this basis, various pathologies can develop, including in the urinary system. Dysbacteriosis is often observed. They lead to the development of inflammation and the release of fluid.

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Forms

In men, there are three main types of secretions: spermatorrhea, hematorrhea and prostatea.

Spermatothorax is a secretion of sperm that passes passively from the body. At the same time there is no sense of sexual arousal, orgasm. The liquid flows freely, spontaneously. Allocations occur without sexual intercourse or masturbation. Usually, this is a pathological phenomenon that is a consequence of spine trauma, inflammation, stress, overstrain, overwork, and other pathologies of the genital organs.

Under the hematorea is meant spotting from the urogenital canal. They are most often observed against the background of injuries, when carrying out bougie, scraping from the shell. Usually such bleeding is insignificant.

They can occur in the presence of small stones in the kidneys. This is called renal colic, and it manifests itself most often with pain when urinating. Glomerulonephritis, pyelonephritis, edema can also provoke the development of secretions from the genitourinary tract of a man. In the urine appears protein, blood pressure rises.

Prostoyareya - the secret of the prostate, flows spontaneously.

Separation of grease in men

The grease is allocated, provides unhindered passage of spermatozoa, ejaculate on the vas deferens. Often a large amount of lubricant is released during adolescence, which is due to the immaturity of the reproductive system, endocrine disorders, as well as the irregularity of sexual contacts.

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White discharge in men

Can appear for various reasons. Most often they arise as a result of the development of the inflammatory process, the spread of infection. Usually, white color is due to the accumulation of a large number of white blood cells, which indicate the development of inflammation.

White color indicates the allocation of bacterial nature. They can also appear with a high degree of contamination with the bacterial microflora and its dead particles, united in conglomerates. May be a consequence of intensive recovery processes that lead to the accumulation of epithelial particles. More rarely - a sign of candidiasis, which grows in the form of a thin white coating. May be mucous or purulent. Pus occurs when the pathology is started, when the immune factors are intensively beginning to synthesize various defense factors. Mucus - with many infectious inflammations of the urethra, foreign body, infection, after the trauma, non-compliance with hygiene rules. Often occurs after severe surgery, antibiotic therapy, chemotherapy. In other words, against a background of reduced immunity, resistance, overwork.

Transparent discharge in men

Usually not considered as a pathology. The most common cause is sexual arousal. The fluid is produced by the urethral glands. There can be a discharge in the act of defecation, which also fits within the framework of the norm.

The amount is individually determined by the physiological characteristics of the organism, age, endocrine background. Also largely depend on the period of sexual abstinence. At teenagers the maximum quantity, in advanced age they are reduced to a minimum or completely absent. Contain sperm, so you need to consider that this fluid can impregnate the egg.

If the discharge in men acquires an unusual shade, a specific color, you need to contact the doctor as soon as possible, which will allow you to diagnose a serious disease that you need to immediately treat.

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