Future Health Frontiers Q&A Men’s Health

Can male urinary tract infection heal on its own?

Asked by:Vanaheim

Asked on:Apr 05, 2026 12:30 PM

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  • Crocus Crocus

    Apr 05, 2026

    After some male friends got urinary tract infections, due to their own negligence, they did not go to the hospital for regular check-ups and treatment in time. Some men even chose to avoid treatment for the disease out of consideration. Some people mistakenly believe that urinary tract infection can be cured without treatment? This idea is very incorrect. Next, we will explain in detail "Can men's urinary tract infection be cured?" and give a detailed introduction below.

    Experts explain that male urinary tract infections will not be cured without treatment, and the condition will become worse. Male urinary tract infection is a common disease among men. Clinically, it is divided into acute, chronic, non-specific urinary tract infection and gonococcal urinary tract infection. The latter two have similar clinical symptoms and must be distinguished based on medical records and intestinal pathogenic bacteria testing.

    For men, urinary tract infection may cause the following harm without treatment:

    1. Male urinary tract infection can cause male infertility. This is because men’s urethral infection mainly causes inflammation of the urethra and blockage of the urethral orifice. If it spreads to the ejaculatory duct, epididymal cyst, etc., it can cause the proliferation, deformation, and scarring of chemical fibrous tissue, leading to blockage of the ejaculation duct. When it is complicated by inflammation of the epididymal cyst, seminal vesicle, male prostate, etc., it can affect the quality of semen and reduce sperm survival rate and sperm motility.

    2. Urinary tract infection in men will lead to the occurrence of other andrological complications in men, such as cystitis and prostatitis. This is because bacterial infection often lurks in the urethral meatus, especially in the posterior urethra and enters the urethral meatus crypt, paraurethral glands, bulbar urethra, male prostate and seminal vesicle glands. It can also invade the ejaculatory ducts, epididymal cysts and male testicles, causing a series of complications.

    Warm reminder: According to the introduction, everyone should know that men's urinary tract infection is not easy to cure without treatment, so patients should seek treatment as soon as possible. For treatment, it is recommended that patients choose traditional Chinese medicine treatment - diuretic and anti-inflammatory pills for treatment. Diuretic and anti-inflammatory pills have the functions of clearing heat and removing fire, activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, diuresis and treating stranguria, etc., and have good effects on urethritis. In the end, our experts reminded that if you get this disease, you must go to the hospital for examination immediately, so as not to delay the condition.

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