It is narrowing of the urinary passage secondary to a trauma or infection
Age of occurence is more common in young people
STDs are one of the commonest cause. Trauma to the urinary tract during a road traffic accident can also cause this .
Symptoms—decreased speed of urine ,repeated urinary infections. burning while passing urine. Pain while ejaculation and having intercourse. some times blood in urine also.
Investigations : urine routine ,urine culture ,uroflowmetry to acess the urinary speed .
Retrograde urethrogram or ascending urethrogram.
Normal urethra
Treatment : once diagnosed the point strictures can be treated by VIU LASER
Long strictures and recurrent ones are treated by urethroplasty