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==Overview==
==Overview==
The most effective way to prevent urethritis is to practice safe sex.
Effective measures for the [[primary prevention]] of urethritis include limiting the number of sex partners and using condoms.
==Primary Prevention==
==Primary Prevention==
Effective measures for the primary prevention of urethritis include:<ref name=primary-prev>LeFevre ML. USPSTF: behavioral counseling interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections. Ann Intern Med 2014;161:894–901.</ref><ref name=gono-condom>Warner L, Stone KM, Macaluso M, et al. Condom use and risk of gonorrhea and Chlamydia: a systematic review of design and measurement factors assessed in epidemiologic studies. Sex Transm Dis 2006;33:36–51.</ref>
Effective measures for the [[primary prevention]] of urethritis include:<ref name=primary-prev>LeFevre ML. USPSTF: behavioral counseling interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections. Ann Intern Med 2014;161:894–901.</ref><ref name=gono-condom>Warner L, Stone KM, Macaluso M, et al. Condom use and risk of gonorrhea and Chlamydia: a systematic review of design and measurement factors assessed in epidemiologic studies. Sex Transm Dis 2006;33:36–51.</ref>


*Education of adolescents about safe sex practices
*Education of [[adolescents]] about safe sex practices
*Practicing abstinence
*Practicing abstinence
*Using condoms  
*Using condoms  
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]

Overview

Effective measures for the primary prevention of urethritis include limiting the number of sex partners and using condoms.

Primary Prevention

Effective measures for the primary prevention of urethritis include:[1][2]

  • Education of adolescents about safe sex practices
  • Practicing abstinence
  • Using condoms
  • Limiting the number of sex partners

References

  1. LeFevre ML. USPSTF: behavioral counseling interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections. Ann Intern Med 2014;161:894–901.
  2. Warner L, Stone KM, Macaluso M, et al. Condom use and risk of gonorrhea and Chlamydia: a systematic review of design and measurement factors assessed in epidemiologic studies. Sex Transm Dis 2006;33:36–51.

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