PIP: 31,042 cases of sexually transmitted disease (STD) were seen among male soldiers at the Command Hospital in Pune during the period 1980-89. All presented with the complaint of urethral discharge with or without dysuria. Among the 4823 cases of urethritis, 3881 men presented with gonorrhea and 942 with nonspecific urethritis. The incidence of nonspecific urethritis was therefore 3.03% of all STDs. 68% of the patients were aged 20-29 years and 72% were single. Urethral discharge was present at the first attendance in 96% of cases. The authors note that among the various types of STDs, the incidence of nonspecific urethritis has risen more rapidly than that of gonorrhea in the world and it is now recognized as the most common STD in Western countries.