Doctors at the Top Ichilov clinic have extensive experience in treating various inflammatory diseases of the urogenital system, including urethritis. By using modern diagnostic methods and effective medications, our specialists are able to treat urethritis of any etiology – infectious and non-infectious, gonococcal and non-specific.
Due to the variety of causes of urethritis, our clinic's specialists face the task of highly accurate diagnostics – as this determines the choice of specific medications. This task is successfully addressed – treatment of patients admitted to the clinic with urethritis is conducted in a short time frame and with the use of medications that leave no trace of the infection.
Treatment of Urethritis in Israel: Methods that Guarantee Healing
Urethritis is an inflammatory disease of the urethra (urinary canal), which, if left untreated, not only causes suffering to the patient but can also provoke more serious diseases that may lead to infertility or prostatitis.
Urethritis is classified into two main groups based on its origin – gonococcal (gonorrheal) and non-gonococcal. Most often, the doctors at our clinic encounter non-gonococcal urethritis, which can have either infectious or non-infectious etiology. Non-infectious urethritis arises from the action of various chemicals or mechanical irritants on the urinary canal. Infectious urethritis is associated with the entry of microbes (chlamydia, herpes virus, cytomegalovirus, mycoplasma, trichomonas, certain types of streptococcus, etc.) into the urinary canal. Pathogenic microflora can penetrate the urethra not only from the outside: for example, in women, urethritis can be provoked by inflammation of the fallopian tubes.
In general, the treatment of urethritis in women and men involves the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. These include medications such as azithromycin, doxycycline, erythromycin, metronidazole, tinidazole, and others. Since the nature of infectious urethritis can be viral, parasitic, or bacterial, good treatment results are observed with the complex administration of antibiotics. For instance, tinidazole combined with doxycycline or azithromycin treats the infection better than doxycycline or azithromycin alone.
Gonococcal urethritis is somewhat more complicated to treat, with an incidence rate reaching 20% of all urethritis cases. The main danger of this type of urethritis is that it can be asymptomatic. In this case, the disease takes on a latent, prolonged nature, sometimes accompanied by sharp exacerbations and can lead to severe complications, including gonococcal lesions of the urogenital system.
Gonococcal urethritis at the Top Ichilov clinic is treated with antibiotics and immunotherapy. For this purpose, ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin are successfully used, and gonococcal vaccine is employed to stimulate the body's immune response.
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Diagnosis of Urethritis at the Top Ichilov Clinic
Given that urethritis can have many forms, an important task is to determine the type of disease and the true cause of its occurrence. The factor of time is also significant – the sooner the disease is diagnosed, the more effective its treatment will be. Therefore, at the Top Ichilov clinic, the diagnosis of urethritis takes only three days.
First Day – Arrival at the Clinic
On the first day, the patient is met at the airport by a curator, an employee of the clinic's international department. The curator acts as an escort and translator and is assigned to the patient for the entire period of diagnosis and treatment. On the same day, the patient, accompanied by the curator, arrives at the clinic for the first consultation with the leading specialist. The doctor examines the patient and prescribes diagnostic studies.
Second Day – Examination
On the second day, the patient undergoes a series of diagnostic procedures.
- Urine test for the presence of urethritis pathogens (trichomonas, chlamydia, gonococcus, etc.).
- Urethroscopy – examination of the urethra when non-infectious urethritis is suspected.
- Microscopic examination of a urethral smear to identify gonococcal urethritis.
- In men – examination of the prostate for tumors and infections. In women, examination of the fallopian tubes may be performed.
Third Day – Choosing a Treatment Method
On the third day, the diagnostic results are received by the leading specialist, who carefully studies them and plans the treatment program.
Price for Urethritis Treatment in Israel
Israeli clinics are known worldwide not only for the high level of medical services provided but also for their quite reasonable prices. The difference is particularly striking when comparing the cost of urethritis treatment with clinics in Western Europe and the USA. The total cost of treatment courses in those clinics is approximately 40-50% higher than in Israeli clinics.
Advantages of the Top Ichilov Clinic
- Modern diagnostic equipment and laboratory techniques that allow for accurate determination of the type of urethritis and appropriate treatment.
- The latest antibiotics that the clinic's doctors successfully use to treat urethritis of parasitic, viral, and bacterial origin.
- Treatment of urethritis in our center is conducted by experienced doctors, many of whom have clinical practice of 10-15 years or more.
- Individual approach to each patient. Respect and involvement from doctors and medical staff.