Inflammatory processes in the prostate gland (prostate) are usually called prostatitis. The prostate gland is an exclusively male organ located in the pelvic region 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 a sphincter - it blocks the entrance to the bladder.
Prostatitis: the urgency of the problem
According to American researchers, prostatitis is detected in about 25% of patients with urological problems. And in general, about 9% of the male population of the entire globe suffers from this disease.
In just one country, this pathology covers about 35% of young people 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. Most of the time, the signs of prostatitis are ignored until the situation becomes really serious.
Although the disease does not pose a serious threat to life, it can complicate a man's life, lead him to severe depression, deprive him of simple pleasures and, to an extreme extent, render 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, since it occurs 8 times more often than bacterial prostatitis, has an unknown origin and causes a lot of controversy over the methods of therapy.
Thus, chronic prostatitis, 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 (trucks, office workers);
- Disorders of intimate life: too rare or too frequent intercourse, interrupted intercourse, sexual perversion;
- Constipation;
- Hypothermia and frequent infectious diseases;
- Sexual 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. A man complains of pain in the lower abdomen or back, scrotum or groin. Pain also occurs during urination, defecation, after intercourse. A man can detect the discharge of gray or gray-green fluid from the urethra, there is blood in the sperm.
If the views of urologists coincide with acute prostatitis, then disputes arise with the clinical manifestations of chronic prostatitis.
Most experts consider erectile dysfunction as the main symptom of chronic prostatitis. We hear about it on television screens advertising antiprostatitis drugs. Many men associate their failures in bed with prostatitis, independently prescribing treatment with advertised drugs.
The medical oncologist and researcher at the Institute of Urology believes this is a far-fetched false representation of the male half in order to promote drugs. According to him, chronic prostatitis does not cause erectile dysfunction, and the episodes of male impotence are only psycho-emotional blocks and self-hypnosis. The treatment of erectile dysfunction in this case comes down to a conversation with a psychotherapist.
The doctor notes that prostatitis has recently become a commercial disease that careless doctors make money on. The applicant is diagnosed with a non-existent disease, a lot of diagnostic procedures and expensive treatments are prescribed, so the patient inspires the symptoms himself, waits for the manifestations and does not 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 the sperm, and the contraction in the inflamed gland proceeds with the pain.
The quality of sexual life is violated: the man notices that he is less interested in sexual life and the pleasure is "canceled", there is no sense of satisfaction from intimacy. Painful ejaculations are another reason for rejecting intimacy.
The development of infertility with chronic inflammation in the prostate gland is associated with changes in the spermogram, which are inevitable, because the chemical composition of the prostate secretion changes. The number of spermatozoa decreases, pathological forms or dead spermatozoa 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 detected, it is necessary to consult a doctor. The treatment is long and complex. Depending on the etiology, it can include antibiotic therapy, anti-inflammatory and decongestant drugs, peptide regulators, pain relievers, prostate massage, and physiotherapy treatments.
Married men are believed to be less likely to contract prostatitis. Regular sexual life with a 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 trivial as it may seem, is a preventative measure for prostatitis.