What is NGU?
NGU is a disease in men caused by an infection in the urethra (the tube that carries urine and semen through the penis).
How do you get it?
NGU is often a sexually transmitted disease. Like gonorrhea, it does not require penetration to spread between partners. Close physical contact may be enough. The various bacteria that cause NGU can also be found in your throat and rectum. You can develop urethritis from bacteria that are normally present in a partner's mouth and then spread to your urethra during unprotected oral sex. Older men with prostate enlargement or men who require frequent catheterizations (passing a catheter down your urethra to your bladder to empty urine), are also at risk for developing urethritis. In these cases, many different types of bacteria can cause the infection. Men who pass foreign objects into their urethra are also at risk for infections.
What are the symptoms?
A slight burning feeling when passing water, an itching inside the penis, or a clear to creamy white fluid from the end of the penis. Some men with NGU show no symptoms, or the signs may be so mild that they go unnoticed. Usually, the symptoms are seen or felt more in the morning.
How do I know I have NGU?
You must have a medical exam that includes samples taken from the penis.
What if I don't get it treated?
If not treated, the infection can spread and cause damage to other organs in your body.
What is the treatment?
Antibiotic pills. Carefully follow instructions for taking the pills, and continue to take them until all pills are taken. It's best that people you have had sex with, male and female, are tested and treated. (Some of the germs that cause NGU in men may cause cervicitis in women. Cervicitis is an infection in the cervix - the opening of the womb). | 
