The chronic inflammation of the prostate affects about 30% of men from 20 to 50 years. This is one of the most common among men, urological diseases.
Due to the inflammation of the prostatitis is divided into two groups. The first group includes infectious prostatitis, which can be caused by different bacteria, viruses or fungal diseases.
The second group includes the so-called congestive (congestive) prostatitis, which are caused by the fluid retention (secret) of the prostate and of the blood in the veins of this body. The development of these symptoms is observed, for example, at irregular sexual life. The congestion venous may occur during prolonged sedentary work in a sitting position (for example, car drivers and workers of intellectual work), wear tight clothing, as well as the abuse of alcohol.
The factors development of prostatitis
In addition, the factors predisposing to the development of prostatitis are: the reduction of the body's defenses, hormonal disorders, unhealed foci of infection from which microbes penetrate into the prostate and contribute to the development of the inflammation.
The risk of prostatitis as a consequence of the low immunity top in sickly people, amid nervous overloads, chronic stress, tobacco and alcohol. All these factors either ease infection entering into the gland of the prostate or lead to the deterioration of the blood supply of organs pelvic, stagnant processes that promotes duplication of microorganisms and development of inflammatory process.
What happens?
Often the prostatitis develops in the chronic form, over the course of several years without causing much concern. May not be intense pain, discomfort in the perineum, radiating to the sacrum, genitals or rectum. Periodically observe quick, painful and sometimes difficult urination, a slight discharge from the urethra.
Unfortunately, the majority of men on this stage don't pay attention to these symptoms, but in vain. The danger of prostatitis, chronic in that the spread in the urinary system can lead to the development of cystitis and pyelonephritis.
In addition, complications are prostatitis vesiculitis — inflammation of the seminal vesicles, and orchiepididymitis — inflammation of the testicles and their appendages, and this, ultimately, can lead to male infertility. In addition, inflammatory processes in the prostate can also cause the development of BPH or prostate cancer.
After a while the prostatitis cause erection problems. This is due to the involvement in the inflammatory process of the nerves responsible for erectile function, which pass through the gland of the prostate.
Diagnosis and treatment
Therefore, if you have at least one of these symptoms, do not hesitate, do not start the disease — go to the urologist or andrologist. The doctor asks him to pass the main exam, which includes tests for You and of ultrasound of the pelvic organs and the prostate, and will hold a digital rectal examination of the prostate. Fear does not need: an experienced doctor will not hurt you. This study is very informative. Allows you to specify the diagnosis and the severity of the disease. Feeling gland (through the anus), a doctor not only check out what happened to her, but gets a sample of his secret. Before treatment in the laboratory will be carried out inoculation in the bacterial of prostate secretion for the determination of the sensitivity of the microflora to various antibiotics. Without this treatment will not be effective, and may not lead to get rid of the disease and its transition to a new, more severe form.
Drug treatment of prostatitis is complemented by a massage of the prostate, reducing congestion, improving blood flow and the evacuation of the secretions of the gland. Unfortunately, modern medicine still can not solve the problem of the final cure of prostatitis. The doctor is able to bring the disease to remission (absence of symptoms) of two to three years. After that the treatment should be repeated.
Prevention
It is always much easier to prevent disease than to cure it. So try to observe some simple preventive measures can save you from all the "charms" of prostatitis. Stack of fashion, forcing keep walking in tight jeans and tight swimming trunks. Loose cotton reports much more hygienic and does not interfere with the normal flow of blood in the prostate.
Also, to prevent hypothermia, move more and, if it is not possible to have regular sex, do Masturbation according to the doctors, this cleansing and self-massage, and prevention of prostatitis.