###Human: I have discomfort in urethra after intercourse. Is it STD? ###Assistant: Hi. Yours is one of the most common problems which I see in my outdoor department every day. It has different terminology amongst different clinicians such as urethritis, prostatitis, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, etc. Probable reasons are some irritation of nerves around the prostate area. The reason for it is generally unknown but in majority tends to get worse with stress. It is physically harmless except that it is bothersome. Most of the tests will be normal. It can be controlled with medicines. However, it tends to come and go; aggravated especially during the period of stress and tends to disappear when you stop bothering or thinking about it. Treatment steps are as follows: Most of my patients respond to the above treatment. If the problem comes back again after a few weeks or months, then I generally repeat Amitriptyline for a few more days.