Prostatitis is inflammation of the prostate gland, an organ, so important for the male body that it is not without reason it is called the "second heart of a man."
This gland has the shape of an unspoken roller located below the bladder.A mouth of the bladder and (partially) urethra passes through the roller of the gland.Structurally prostate iron consists of a set of tubular-alveolar glands connected by muscle tissue.
The purpose of the prostate gland:
- Produce the secretory fluid necessary for liquefaction, safety and transportation of sperm,
- Regulation of the urination process.
There are two types of prostatitis - acute and chronic, and chronic prostatitis accounts for 95% of the total number of diseases of prostatitis.
Foracute prostatitisall signs of a febrile state are characteristic:
- frequent painful urination;
- painful urination;
- painful defecation;
- increased sweating;
- elevated temperature and feverish condition;
- the state of apathy and drowsiness;
- fatigue and a sense of general weakness;
- Reducing potency.
Chronic prostatitisMuch more insidious: by producing destructive work in the prostate gland, he does not find his presence little.As a rule, for chronic prostatitis, the urge to night urination is typical (in the sense - the rise from the bed in the middle of the night for a visit to the toilet) and an unexpressed feeling of inconvenience in the groin.Unfortunately, few of the men attaches the importance of these symptoms.
All of the above symptoms can be observed simultaneously, but can - selectively (only a few symptoms);However, there are situations when a man does not correlate these symptoms with the disease of the genitourinary sphere, but explains the malaise with an emotional state and fatigue.
The health of the prostate gland is alas, very fragile.As medical statistics testify, this iron is very easily inflamed.It is almost impossible to call a reason that certainly does not provoke inflammation of the prostate gland.
The causes of prostatitis
- penetration of infection;This may be an infection that has been thrown from a neighboring organ (for example, an inflammatory process in the urethra, bladder, testicle, in appendages) or from a very distant one - from inflamed glands (tonsillitis), ears (otitis media), teeth (caries), even infections of nails and skin.
The causative agents of infection can be a wide variety of bacteria and viruses, as well as various pathogenic fungi and viruses.
- Exacerbation of stagnant processes both in the prostate gland itself, and in general in the genital sphere of a man, i.e.Inflammation without a carrier of infection.
Stagnation in the genitourinary sphere is a frequent phenomenon.It means that a man has problems with the correct way of life, and, as a rule, often these problems are caused by a sedentary lifestyle, and are so connected that, according to authoritative scientists, the scale and all -leatness of prostatitis in our time is a duty for civilizational goods.In addition, prostatitis lies in wait for those who are excessively active in sexual terms and those who lead an ascetic lifestyle.
One can definitely predict the appearance of prostatitis in men leading random sex life even if they follow barrier contraception.
Who is at risk?
The enemies of the health of the prostate are excess weight, alcohol, smoking, wearing inappropriate clothing (cramped, synthetic or not up to season), hypothermia, frequent trips in transport (on any transport, but especially on cars and motorcycles), and it does not matter in which quality - a driver or passenger.Those men who are forced to make frequent trips are subjected to a double threat of prostatitis: because of constant shaking, and due to the impossibility of emptying the bladder and intestines at the first calls.
Prostatitis as a result of shaking became so frequent that the doctors called him the second coming of the Scythian disease (“Scythian disease” - prostatitis from riding).From constant shaking, microtrauma of the perineum occurs, which has a cumulative effect and, as a result, is manifested by problems that are typical of one -time for severe injury.
The consequences of prostatitis
Complications of prostatitis: this is impotence and infertility, prostate adenoma, prostate sclerosis (death of the gland), prostate cystsand many other diseases.To date, medicine has accumulated enough examples proving mutual conditioningProstatitis and prostate cancer.
The frightening scale of prostatitis does not mean hopelessness before this very insidious disease.They only talk about the underdevelopment of the culture of visiting doctors.Statistics say: in 90 percent of patients who have addressed the doctor, developing prostatitis is found, and there are few patients who are diagnosed with the initial stage of the disease.
True, recently, doctors have been talking about small, but distinct positive movements in this area - the number of patients who are facing a preventive purpose has increased.As a rule, these are young men with the so -called active life position.The community of doctors in every possible way welcomes this undertaking.
Diagnosis of prostatitis
Establish the fact of prostatitis is only half the battle.The main thing is to find the reason that caused it.For this, it is supposed to conduct a diagnostic examination.
The patient who contacted the clinic about the diagnosis of prostatitis will be offered to go through:
- PCR for sexual infections,
- Ultrasound and Trusi prostate, bladder and seed bubbles,
- microscopy of the secretion of the prostate gland,
- sowing the secretion of the prostate gland to determine the pathogen of infection (this is necessary to determine the antibiotic sensitivity and choose the corresponding antibiotic),
- various urine tests,
- spermogram;
- Palpation of the prostate.
All these tests are necessary for the choice of treatment, otherwise it would become symptomatic (aimed only at removing pain symptoms, without affecting treatment as such).
Treatment of acute prostatitis and treatment of chronic prostatitis have significant differences.
Treatment of prostatitis
Treatment of acute prostatitis, as a rule, is complex, and may include:
- antibacterial therapy,
- anti -inflammatory therapy,
- laser treatment,
- Prostate massage.
The treatment of chronic prostatitis is always individual and depends on the medical history (on the type of prostatitis) and the individual characteristics of the patient.
The most common type of prostatitis is bacterial prostatitis.Antibiotics for its treatment are prescribed taking into account the sensitivity of microbes that caused them.
In order for the treatment to be as effective as possible, atibacterial therapy is combined with laser therapy, prostate massage, as well as anti -inflammatory and general strengthening therapy.
Prostate massage is necessary for squeezing out purulent masses from the prostate, which are always there, with inflammation of the prostate.
In chronic prostatitis, taking antibiotics as the only form of treatment is ineffective;A combination with other methods is necessary.
After the course of treatment, a control ultrasound of the prostate and a control analysis of the secretion of the prostate gland are necessarily carried out.
The prognosis of treatment of prostatitis is favorable (the prognosis of treatment of prostatitis at an early stage is successful).