Inflammatory processes in the prostate gland (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 secretion of the prostate is part of the sperm, during sexual arousal the gland plays the role of a sphincter - it blocks the entrance to the bladder.
Prostatitis: the urgency of the problem
According to American researchers, prostatitis is found in about 25% of patients with urological problems. And in general, about 9% of the male population worldwide suffers from this disease.
In one country, this pathology affects about 35% of young men, and in 7-30% prostatitis has complex 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 care on time. More often, the signs of prostatitis are ignored until the situation becomes really serious.
Although the disease is not a serious threat to life, it can complicate a person's life, lead to 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. The 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, has an 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. A number of factors have been identified that contribute to the slow development of inflammation in the prostate.
- Sedentary lifestyle (truck drivers, office workers);
- Intimate life disorders: too infrequent or too frequent intercourse, interrupted intercourse, sexual perversion;
- Constipation;
- Hypothermia and common 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 and others. A man complains of pain in the lower abdomen or back, scrotum or groin. The pain also occurs during urination, defecation, after intercourse. One can detect the secretion of gray or gray-green fluid from the urethra, there is blood in the semen.
If the opinions of urologists coincide with acute prostatitis, then disputes arise with the clinical manifestations of chronic prostatitis.
Most experts believe that the main symptom of chronic prostatitis is erectile dysfunction. We hear about it on TV screens advertising drugs for prostatitis. Many men associate bed failures with prostatitis by self-prescribing treatment for themselves with advertised drugs.
A doctor of oncourology and a researcher at the Institute of Urology believes that this is a fabricated misrepresentation of the male half in order to promote drugs. According to him, chronic prostatitis does not cause erectile dysfunction, and episodes of male impotence are just psycho-emotional blocks and self-hypnosis. The treatment of erectile dysfunction in this case is reduced to a conversation with a psychotherapist.
The doctor notes that recently prostatitis has become a commercial disease from which careless doctors make money. The candidate is diagnosed with a non-existent disease, many diagnostic procedures and expensive treatment are prescribed, and then the patient himself inspires symptoms, waits for manifestations and does not have to wait.
The indisputable signs of prostatitis are pelvic pain, pain when urinating 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 contraction of the ducts, after the release of sperm, and the contraction in the inflamed gland proceeds with pain.
The quality of sexual life is impaired: the man notes that he is less interested in sexual life, and the 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 gland is associated with changes in the spermogram, which are inevitable as the chemical composition of prostate secretion changes. The number of sperm decreases, pathological forms or dead sperm appear.
How to maintain men's health?
The man's health is in the hands of a competent urologist! As soon as signs of prostatitis are found, it is necessary to see a doctor. The treatment is long and complicated. Depending on the etiology, it may include antibiotic therapy, anti-inflammatory and anti-congestive drugs, peptide regulators, painkillers, prostate massage and physiotherapy treatments.
Married men are thought to be less likely to develop 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, as rude as it may sound, are a preventive measure for prostatitis.