Inflammatory processes in the prostate (prostate) are usually called prostatitis. The prostate gland is an exclusively male organ located in the pelvic area below the bladder. It performs several functions: the secret of the prostate is part of the sperm, at the time of sexual arousal the gland plays the role of the sphincter - it blocks the entry of the bladder.
Prostatitis: urgency of the problem
According to US researchers, prostatitis is detected in about 25% of patients with urological problems. And in general, about 9% of the male population of the entire Earth suffers from this disease.
In one country, this pathology affects about 35% of young men, and in 7-30% prostatitis has complicated forms and ranks first among all diseases of the male reproductive system. This is most likely due to the mentality of our population - only a small percentage of men seek qualified medical help on time. Signs of prostatitis are most often ignored until the situation becomes really serious.
Although the disease does not pose a serious threat to life, it can complicate a person’s life, lead him into severe depression, deprive him of simple pleasures and, ultimately, make him sterile.
Acute and chronic prostatitis
According to the classification adopted in 1995 in the United States, prostatitis is divided into the following forms:
- Acute bacterial prostatitis;
- Chronic bacterial prostatitis;
- Chronic abacterial prostatitis;
- Asymptomatic prostatitis.
Acute prostatitis is the result of a bacterial attack on the gland. These can be microbes, viruses, protozoa, and even fungi. Treatment of acute prostatitis is based on the use of antibacterial drugs.
Chronic prostatitis, which is not associated with infectious agents, deserves special attention, because it occurs 8 times more often than bacterial prostatitis, it is of unknown origin and causes a lot of controversy about the methods of therapy.
Thus, chronic prostatitis, which is not associated with infections, has an unclear etiology. Numerous factors have been identified that contribute to the slow development of inflammation in the prostate.
- Sedentary lifestyle (truckers, office workers);
- Disorders in intimate life: too rare or too frequent intercourse, broken intercourse, sexual perversion;
- Prison;
- Hypothermia and frequent infectious diseases;
- Sexually transmitted infections and the presence of other urological diseases in history;
- Weakened immunity and severe chronic diseases.
Signs of prostatitis: such conflicting opinions of urologists
Acute prostatitis, as a rule, is accompanied by general toxic symptoms: fever, loss of strength, decreased mood, weakness, etc. The man complains of pain in the lower abdomen or back, scrotum or groin. The pain is also manifested during urination, defecation, after intercourse. A person may detect a discharge of gray or gray-green fluid from the urethra, there is blood in the semen.
If the urologist's opinions coincide with acute prostatitis, then disputes arise with the clinical manifestations of chronic prostatitis.
Most experts consider erectile dysfunction to be the main symptom of chronic prostatitis. We hear about it on TV screens advertising prostatitis medications. Many men associate bed failures with prostatitis, self-prescribing treatment with advertised medications.
A doctor oncourologist and researcher at the Institute of Urology believes that this is a fabricated false representation of the male half for the purpose of drug promotion. In his opinion, chronic prostatitis does not cause erectile dysfunction, and episodes of male impotence are only psycho-emotional blocks and self-hypnosis. Treatment of erectile dysfunction in this case comes down to talking to a psychotherapist.
The doctor notes that recently prostatitis has become a commercial disease on which careless doctors make money. The applicant was diagnosed with a non-existent disease, many diagnostic procedures and expensive treatment were prescribed, and then the patient himself inspired the symptoms, awaited the manifestations, and did not linger in waiting.
Indisputable signs of prostatitis are pain in the pelvis, pain during urination and after ejaculation. An enlarged, inflamed gland can compress nearby organs, which can lead to constipation and difficulty urinating. The pain after ejaculation is due to the constriction of the canal, after the release of sperm, and the contraction in the inflamed gland continues with the pain.
The quality of sexual life is impaired: the man notices that he is less interested in sex life, and pleasure is "erased", there is no sense of satisfaction from intimacy. Painful ejaculations are another reason for refusing intimacy.
The development of infertility with chronic inflammation in the prostate is associated with changes in the spermogram, which are inevitable because the chemical composition of the prostate secretion changes. The number of sperm decreases, pathological forms or dead sperm appear.
How to maintain men's health?
A man's health is in the hands of a competent urologist! As soon as signs of prostatitis are found, it is necessary to visit a doctor. The treatment is long and complex. Depending on the etiology, it may include antibiotic therapy, anti-inflammatory and decongestant drugs, peptide regulators, pain relievers, prostate massage, and physiotherapy treatments.
It is thought that married men are more likely to get prostatitis. Regular sexual life with one partner does not give a chance for the development of stagnant and inflammatory processes in the gland. Therefore, marriage and loyalty to a spouse, no matter how elegant it may sound, are a preventive measure for prostatitis.