Urethral stricture and urethritis in men in Scotland (original) (raw)

Abstract

Objectives-To examine the incidence of urethral stricture in men in Scotland during the years 1982-1991 in relation to the changing incidence of gonococcal and non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) over the past 20 years. Design-Retrospective study of incidence of urethral stricture in Scotland. Method-The number of new men in 1970 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 increase in incidence over the study period within each age group. Conclusion-As the interaction between age and time was not significant, it is concluded that urethritis associated with sexually transmitted organisms is an uncommon cause of urethral stricture in Scotland.

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