Post Date December, 03 2023
Prostatitis is a common disease in men, and its infectious diseases is one of the important sources of chronic prostatitis pathogens. The pathogen of infectious diseases is very easy to infect the prostate and cause symptoms, so timely inspection and treatment of infection is the key.
What are the routine examinations of prostatitis?
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Digital rectal examination
This is the routine examination for prostatitis. During finger examination, the size of prostate is different, the surface is irregular, some glands become hard or have small induration, and most of them have slight tenderness.
02
Prostate fluid examination
The negative result of one examination cannot be easily ruled out; Positive results can generally make the diagnosis of chronic prostatitis.
03
Bacteriological examination
It is helpful for the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial chronic prostatitis.
04
Prostate biopsy (biopsy)
It is of decisive significance in the diagnosis of chronic prostatitis, but of little significance in distinguishing between bacterial and non-bacterial prostatitis. Because the general method can make a clear diagnosis, this method is not commonly used in clinical practice.
05
Ultrasonic examination
In some patients with chronic prostatitis, the capsule reflection is not smooth due to local exudation, fibrosis and adhesion, and the envelope boundary is unclear in severe cases; The gland is regular in shape, symmetrical in left and right, and can be seen with limited reflex reduction inside.
06
Immunoassay
Using the specific antigen O agglutination test, 82% of patients with chronic Escherichia coli prostatitis had an increased level of Escherichia coli antibody in their serum, while patients with only Escherichia coli urethritis and normal people had a lower level of Escherichia coli antibody in their serum.
It is not that all the above tests must be done. Only a few tests can be combined to find out the condition.
What are the common misunderstandings of prostatitis?
Prostatitis is the same as prostatic hyperplasia
Some patients often confuse the two, and many patients worry that prostatitis will directly cause prostate hyperplasia. In fact, these understandings are wrong. This is because prostatitis and prostatic hyperplasia are two completely different diseases with different etiology and pathology, and there is no inevitable relationship between them.
Prostatitis is infectious and requires abstinence
In clinical practice, many prostatitis can't find the pathogenic bacteria, that is, it belongs to non-bacterial prostatitis. For this type of prostatitis, it is not infectious. In addition, excessive abstinence will cause prostatic fluid stasis, which is not suitable for patients to recover. Therefore, in general, patients with prostatitis can boldly lead a married life.
Prostatitis is a venereal disease
In fact, many patients with prostatitis usually have no symptoms, and can induce inflammation of the prostate under the stimulation of some external factors, including cold, alcohol, excessive or abstinence, long-distance cycling, perineal trauma, urethral instrument examination and emotional changes, but not sexually transmitted diseases.
