Symptoms of prostatitis

Asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis

Asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis (NIH Category IV) is a histologically confirmed, clinically latent bacterial or abacterial inflammation of the prostate gland that is detected during examination for other diseases.

Premature ejaculation and chronic prostatitis

First, premature ejaculation appears (or is accelerated compared to previous indicators), then the quality of adequate erections deteriorates, and then libido decreases.

Non-bacterial chronic prostatitis

Non-bacterial chronic prostatitis is characterized by an increased number of leukocytes in the gonads' expirates, but no growth of microflora is obtained on the media, DNA diagnostics tests for BHV, infections are also negative. In addition to infection, inflammation of the prostate can be provoked by autoimmune processes, microcirculation disorders and chemical burns due to urine reflux.

Bacterial chronic prostatitis

It is believed that bacterial chronic prostatitis is a fairly rare pathology: according to one study, among 656 patients with symptoms of prostatitis, only 7% had data confirming category II of the disease.

Symptoms of chronic prostatitis

Symptoms of chronic prostatitis include pain, urinary dysfunction, and sexual dysfunction. The pain may be shooting, pulling, dull, burning, constant, paroxysmal; localized in the perineum, above the pubis, in the sacrum area; radiating to the head of the penis and/or the scrotum.

Acute prostatitis

As a rule, acute prostatitis is easily recognized and successfully treated, so it does not cause any particular difficulties for urologists.