About 30 percent of men ages 20 to 50 have chronic inflammation of the prostate.This is one of the most common urinary tract disorders in men.
Due to inflammation, prostatitis is divided into two categories.The first group includes infectious prostatitis, which can be caused by various bacterial, viral or fungal diseases.
The second group includes the so-called congestive prostatitis, which is caused by stagnation of prostate fluid (secret) and blood in the veins of this organ.For example, the occurrence of these symptoms can be observed during irregular sexual activity.Venous congestion may occur during long periods of sitting, sedentary work (e.g., motor vehicle drivers, mental workers), wearing tight underwear, and drinking alcohol.
Factors that cause prostatitis
In addition, factors that induce prostatitis include: decreased body defense, hormonal imbalance, and untreated infection foci. Microorganisms invade the prostate from the infection foci and cause inflammation.
In the context of neurological overload, chronic stress, smoking and alcohol abuse, people who are often sick are at a higher risk of developing prostatitis due to weakened immunity.All these factors either promote the penetration of infection into the prostate or lead to a deterioration of the blood supply to the pelvic organs and stagnation of the process, leading to the proliferation of microorganisms and the development of inflammatory processes.
what happens?
In most cases, prostatitis develops in a chronic form over several years without causing much concern.In this condition, mild pain and discomfort may occur in the perineum and radiate to the sacrum, genitals, or rectum.Frequent urination, painful urination, sometimes difficulty urinating, and a small amount of discharge from the urethra are regularly observed.
Unfortunately, most men at this stage do not notice such symptoms in vain.The danger of chronic prostatitis is that its spread through the urinary system can lead to the development of cystitis and pyelonephritis.
Additionally, complications of prostatitis are seminal vesiculitis (inflammation of the seminal vesicles) and orchiepididymitis (inflammation of the testicles and their appendages), which ultimately lead to male infertility.Furthermore, inflammatory processes in the prostate can subsequently lead to the development of prostate adenomas or prostate cancer.
Over time, prostatitis can lead to erection problems.This is due to the involvement of the nerves responsible for erectile function through the prostate in the inflammatory process.
Diagnosis and treatment
Therefore, if you have at least one of the listed symptoms, do not hesitate to start getting sick - see a urologist or andrologist.Your doctor will ask you to undergo an initial examination, including a test for sexually transmitted infections and an ultrasound of your pelvic organs and prostate, as well as a digital rectal examination of your prostate.There is no need to be afraid of him: an experienced doctor will not hurt you.This study is very informative.It allows you to clarify the diagnosis and severity of the disease.By feeling the gland (through the anus), the doctor can not only find out what's going on with it, but also get a sample of its secretions.Before starting treatment, a bacteriological culture of prostate secretions will be performed in the laboratory to determine the sensitivity of your microbiota to various antimicrobial drugs.Without this, treatment will not be effective and may not lead to elimination of the disease but to its transformation into new, more severe forms.
Medical treatment of prostatitis is supplemented with prostate massage, which can reduce congestion, improve blood flow and discharge of glandular secretions.Unfortunately, modern medicine still cannot solve the problem of ultimate cure of prostatitis.Doctors are able to keep the disease in remission (symptom-free) for two to three years.The treatment must be repeated thereafter.
prevention
It is always easier to prevent disease than to treat it.So try to take simple preventive measures that can protect you from all the "fun" of prostatitis.Say no to fashion that forces you to wear tight swim trunks constantly.Loose-fitting cotton underwear is more hygienic and does not interfere with normal blood flow to the prostate.
In addition, avoid hypothermia, be active, and if you are unable to have regular sex, masturbate—according to doctors, this is both cleansing, self-massage, and prevention of prostatitis.