Prostatitis — urogenital pathology associated with androgenic type (found only in males). According to statistics, the symptoms of this disease are observed in half of the representatives of the stronger sex. The greater part of them were men over the age of 50 years. But prostatitis occurs in young age, in the background of other diseases or as an independent disease.
The disease is not contagious and not sexually transmitted (it is not in women). But the sex life is often the factor precipitating.
What is prostatitis
About what is prostatitis, you know that, approximately 40% of men of the entire population of the world. This disease of the prostate, resulting from attacks of inflammatory agents. As a result of their exposure to the development of adverse microflora, which if not treat the causes of complications.
Prostatitis in men, usually begins acutely, with the manifestation of the typical clinical manifestations. But the danger of the disease lies in the fact that it can be hidden, gradually passes into the chronic stage.
More susceptible to inflammation of the gland of the prostate men over the age of 30 to 50 years of age, leading a sedentary lifestyle and bad habits. But, recently, the disease has started to "look younger" and appear even in young men aged 20-25 years.
The symptoms of prostatitis
The symptoms of prostatitis in men, rarely appear in the initial phase. The main symptoms are weak, often remain without attention. This makes the transmission of disease into suppurative form or chronic.
Know the first signs of prostatitis in men can prevent complications such as impotence and cancer. What symptoms should pay attention to:
- frequently, pain when urinating;
- deterioration of potency, premature ejaculation, lack of ejaculation, decreased libido;
- pain during defecation;
- pain in the abdomen, sacrum and groin;
- weakness, drowsiness, General discomfort;
- sweating;
- the increase in body temperature, signs of intoxication: headache, fever, etc.
The main symptom of prostatitis in men is a pain. Can be pronounced or weak, to give in the lumbar region and the groin. Often the patient can not determine the source of the pain, because it radiates to other organs.
Dysuric disorders found in acute and chronic form of prostatitis men. Manifested frequent urination, with sensation of emptying incomplete bladder. The need of bothering you even in the night time, causing waking up several times. The shower leaves a small amount of urine, and the process is accompanied by sensations.
Sexual dysfunctions tend to increase. One of the main symptoms of prostatitis in men is the decline of erection. With the development of the disease in the quality of sexual life worsens, the sex stops being fun. Marked impairment of the reproductive function. Inflammatory disease of the prostate in men can cause infertility.
Causes and factors predisposing
The causes of prostatitis are different and belong mainly to the irregularity of contraception and healthy lifestyles. Although most often the disease occurs on the background of infectious processes in the system urogenital.
Causes of prostatitis include:
- venereal sexually transmitted disease;
- hypothermia;
- sedentary lifestyle (sedentary work);
- blood stasis in the gland of the prostate and the surrounding tissue;
- chronic constipation;
- immunosuppression;
- protection by means of the interruption of sexual relations;
- injury of the perineum;
- wear tight clothing;
- the abuse of alcohol, Smoking.
Of the disease causing the syndrome of prostatitis:
- urethritis;
- hemorrhoids;
- focus of bacterial infection;
- diseases of the rectum;
- chlamydia, gonorrhea and other Stds.
Prostatitis is often the consequence of unhealthy lifestyle. By precipitating factors include:
- unbalanced diet prevailing in the intake of foods that increase the body burden (fried foods, foods fatty, fast foods, etc.);
- frequent stress and their solution by means of alcohol and drugs;
- Smoking. Reduces the protection of the functions of the body;
- the lack of sleep;
- low physical activity and, conversely, overtraining.
To avoid the inflammation of the gland of the prostate, you need to lead a healthy lifestyle, in a timely manner to treat the pathology existing and to the use of barrier contraceptives.
Types and forms of prostatitis
The symptoms of prostatitis depend on the type and the form of the disease. This parameter also helps to determine the treatment.
The acute form
This is the principle of prostatitis pronounced with clinical symptoms. The reason for the development of microorganisms that can live in the body forever and not to hurt. But for the reduction of the immunity that aktiviziruyutsya and start to proliferate actively, which affect the system urogenital.
Acute form is characterized by a rapid development. First, the temperature of the body rises, then this symptom with pain and discomfort.
The chronicle of the form
The symptoms of prostatitis, chronic, in men is weak or absent. The main symptom is difficult urination, accompanied by pain in the groin.
But in the absence of symptoms does not mean that the disease can pass on their own and are not dangerous for the health. It is a chronic form becomes the cause of benign prostatic hyperplasia and other diseases of the genitourinary system.
The peculiarity of this form is that when reduced immunity, the disease returned in an acute phase. And each relapse becomes more pronounced and painful.
Division of prostatitis chronic is produced in the following types:
- Bacterial. The cause are the bacteria That aktiviziruyutsya to the reduction of immunity. Also this type include inflammation of the prostate caused by sexually transmitted diseases. The first sign of bacterial prostatitis is to get the pain and burning sensation during intercourse and urinating.
- Calculous. The cause is the accumulation of stones. This type is uncommon and, mainly, in older men. Typical feeling when calculous prostatitis becomes a pain in the rump and groin area when walking.
- Stagnant. This non-infectious form of the inflammatory process caused by the stagnation of blood in the pelvis. Provoking factors is sedentary, sedentary lifestyle. The lack of sex or no sex. It is manifested by symptoms such as pain when urinating and the groin.
- Infectious. This kind of symptoms similar to bacterial species. The infectious forms are becoming fungi and single-celled microorganisms that penetrate from other organs of the system, urogenital. Precipitating factor is reduced immunity.
- Purulent. Severe form of the disease infectious origin. The signs of suppurative prostatitis in men include the rise in body temperature to 39 degrees and more, the symptoms of poisoning, and discharge purulent from the urethra.
In the first signs of prostatitis is virtually impossible to determine the form and type of the disease. It is necessary for the diagnosis and study of the condition of the prostate.
The risk of prostatitis
In the absence of timely and proper treatment of the inflammation of prostate in men, the risk of complications. These include:
- Urethritis. It is the inflammation of the urinary channel caused by the spread of the infection of the prostate to nearby organs. But the urethritis is not dangerous, but that appear on the background of renal failure represents a serious threat to health and life.
- Vesiculitis. It is an inflammation of the seminal vesicles, which leads to erectile dysfunction and infertility.
- Abscess. This is a possible complication of purulent forms of prostatitis in which the gland of the prostate accumulates pus. Abscess in the bad deal and its absence is fatal.
- Adenoma. Inflammation of the prostate leads to its dysfunction and benign formations. The growth of tissue is BPH.
- Cancer. Adenoma and prostatitis chronic are the main causes of cancer. And because of the weakness of the clinical symptoms, to differentiate it from other pathologies of the genitourinary system is very difficult.
- Infertility. The gland of the prostate is involved in the synthesis of sperm required for successful fertilization. When inflammation of this organ is disturbed, the natural process of procreation.
When the inflammation of the prostate in men manifest unpleasant symptoms, which generates psychological distress. The patient deteriorates the quality of the sexual life, there are signs of inferiority. In this context, there is discord in the family, the isolation, the depression. Therefore, prostatitis and neurological diseases are closely linked.
Treatment of prostatitis
Treatment of prostatitis begins with the diagnosis. For this purpose digital and ultrasound examination of the prostate, is appointed General and biochemical blood analysis, urine analysis. A doctor is the clinical picture of the disease, examines the impact of the prostatitis in men. On the basis of studies assigned to the therapy.
Requires a complex treatment, which includes:
- the administration of antibacterial medications;
- prostate massage;
- physiotherapy;
- correction of the immune system;
- the diet;
- folk remedies.
In some cases, the surgical treatment is shown. Reasons for surgical intervention are:
- the inflammatory process that affects various organs in the pelvis;
- complications of prostatitis in benign tumors or malignant;
- ineffective conservative treatment;
- abscess of the prostate;
- retention urinary or difficulty urinating;
- stones in the bladder or in the kidneys.
Prevention
About, that to treat prostatitis, says the urologist. It also gives advice on the correction of the life style for the prevention of the inflammation and prevent relapses. These include:
- The use of contraception of barrier when changing partner.
- Avoid alcohol and Smoking.
- Moderate exercise.
- Proper, balanced nutrition, including foods rich in vitamins and minerals.
- As sexual life.
To prevent the disease is much easier than curing it and the consequences of the inflammatory process. And, definitely, every man should know to look for the symptoms of acute and chronic prostatitis. In the detection of the first symptoms you should go immediately to the doctor and not self-medicate.