Symptom: Urination pain

Urination pain: Urinary pain or burning related to urination (dysuria)
Introduction: Pain or burning during urination can occur for various reasons including various sexually transmitted diseases, bladder conditions, urethral conditions and other causes of urethritis. See also urinary pain and causes of urethral pain or burning (e.g. urethritis) for more general description of pain or burning related to the urinary tract. The location of pain or burning during urination is important to distinguish urethral pain from bladder pain or kidney pain. Urination pain or urinary tract pain need prompt professional medical investigation and treatment.

Detailed cause information for symptom: Urination pain:

Possible causes of symptom: Urination pain (28 conditions)

Medical conditions causing symptom: Urination pain (30 conditions)

Medical conditions causing complication: Urination pain (6 conditions)

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Types of Urination pain: urinary burning (12)
Symptoms related to Urination pain: urinary pain (30), urethral pain (0), urinary burning (12), pain (604), bladder pain (6), kidney pain (0), bladder symptoms (52), urinary symptoms (104)
Urination pain type of: Urinary symptoms (104), Urinary difficulty (79), Urinary pain (30), Pain (604)
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Possible causes of symptom: Urination pain: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Urination pain as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Bladder conditions
- Bladder infection
- Cystitis
- Interstitial cystitis
- Bacterial cystitis (type of Cystitis)
Urethral condition (type of Urinary disorders)
- Mechanical urethritis (type of Urethritis) - trauma or damage to the urethra from physical injury (e.g. cycling, horse riding, etc.)
- Excessive masturbation - causing mechanical urethritis
- Urethritis - see also the various causes of urethritis
- Female urethral syndrome
- Non-specific urethritis
- Meatal stenosis (type of Stenosis)
Vaginal conditions
- Vaginal infection
- Vaginitis
- See also causes of vaginal discharge
Sexually transmitted diseases
Chlamydia trachomatis - may infect the urethra and bladder
Genital herpes
Urinary tuberculosis infection
Prostatitis
See also causes of blood in urine (many may case urination pain)

Conditions listing symptoms: Urination pain: The following list of conditions have 'Urination pain' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

Acute bacterial prostatitis ... painful urination, burning urination

B

Bladder Cancer ... Pain during urination

C

Chancroid ... painful urination

Chlamydia ... pain while urinating

Cystitis ... urinary burning

E

Endometrial Cancer ... painful urination

Epididymitis ... painful urination

G

Genital herpes ... painful urination

Gonorrhea ... burning urinating, pain urinating, pain urinating

Goodpasture syndrome ... burning sensation when urinating

K

Kidney stones ... burning when urinating

L

Lichen sclerosis ... Urination pain

M

Menopause ... urinary burning

N

Non-Specific Urethritis ... painful urination

O

Ovarian cysts ... painful urination

P

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease ... urethritis, urination pain

Prostate Cancer ... Painful urination, burning urination

Prostatitis ... painful urination, burning urination

Pyelonephritis ... urinary burning

R

Reiter’s syndrome ... urethritis, urinary burning, urinary burning

T

Trichomoniasis ... painful urination

U

Urethral stricture ... painful urination, urinary burning

Urethral syndrome ... painful urination

Urethritis ... painful urination

Urinary stones ... urination pain

Urinary tract infections ... urinary burning

Urinary tract infections (child) ... pain on urination

Uterine Cancer ... painful urination

V

Vaginal candidiasis ... Painful urination

Vaginitis ... urination discomfort

Conditions listing complications: Urination pain: The following list of conditions have 'Urination pain' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

C

Chlamydia ... urethritis

Cystitis ... urethritis

M

Masturbation ... urethritis

R

Reiter’s syndrome ... urethritis

T

Trichomoniasis ... urethritis

U

Urinary tract infections ... urethritis

Last revised: Nov 24, 2003

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