It is an inflammation of the urethra which is not caused by gonorrhoea or chlamydia. Antibiotic treatment cures the infection. Although it does not cause symptoms in women, female partners of men with NSU may need to be examined if re-infection occurs. Male partners of men with NSU should also be examined. In women, this infection can cause an unpleasant discharge and irritation of the vagina.
Antibiotics cure the infection.
Men usually do not get symptoms but may need to be treated to prevent re-infection of their partners. Oral sex with someone with a cold sore may result in genital infection in the partner and vice versa. Symptoms include clusters of blisters which then become ulcers. These usually heal in 10-14 days. Many people infected with the herpes virus never develop any symptoms and are unaware that they have the infection.