Post Date December, 02 2023
After suffering from prostatitis, we must treat it in time. If we don't take care of it, it may bring infertility risk to the patient. But if we want to treat it, we must check it first. Prostatitis is a serious disease that endangers the health of men, and the incidence rate of this disease is relatively high. So what tests are required when arriving at the hospital for a diagnosis? Below is an introduction to the examination items of prostatitis for your reference.
Prostatitis is a common disease in urology, ranking first among male patients under 50 years of age in urology. In 1995, NIH developed a new classification method for prostatitis. Type I: equivalent to acute bacterial prostatitis in the traditional classification method, Type II: equivalent to chronic bacterial prostatitis in the traditional classification method, Type III: chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, and Type IV: asymptomatic prostatitis. Non bacterial prostatitis is far more common than bacterial prostatitis.
Prostate fluid examination
For patients with prostatitis, the examination of prostate fluid is based on the examination of diagnostic white blood cells and related components to determine whether it is an inflammatory manifestation. "A negative result from a single examination cannot easily rule out the disease, while a positive result can generally make a diagnosis of prostatitis.".
X-ray examination
When further examining prostatitis, some male patients require X-ray examination. This examination method has important value in the diagnosis of prostatitis. Can help check for prostate hyperplasia or prostate lesions.
Digital rectal examination
Patients with prostatitis need a digital rectal examination. When performing a digital examination, patients with inflammation may find that their prostate glands vary in size, have irregular surfaces, some glands become hardened or have small indurations, and most have mild tenderness.
Urodynamic examination
The main manifestations include a decrease in urinary flow rate, incomplete relaxation of the bladder neck-urethral sphincter muscle, and an abnormal increase in the maximum urethral closure pressure.
Bacteriological examination
After men suffer from prostatitis, they need to undergo bacteriological tests to help diagnose and treat the disease. If a positive result is obtained during bacterial culture, it can be diagnosed as bacterial prostatitis.
B-ultrasound examination
It shows that the boundary of prostate tissue structure is unclear and disordered, which can indicate prostatitis.
