The cause of prostatitis is always "on the surface", which is the "surface" of men's daily life, and there are few serious internal lesions that cause the disease to occur. In most cases, the cause of prostatitis is a common genitourinary infection that results from repeated sexual intercourse and failure to observe basic hygiene rules.
Prostatitis in men is inflammation of the prostate gland. It is accompanied by many unpleasant subjective feelings and often disturbs the quality of life of men. Prevention has always been the most effective way to deal with any disease, but in order to prevent and properly treat prostate inflammation, you need to understand its causes.
occurrence frequency
According to statistics, male prostatitis is one of the most common diseases in urology. It happens in young and old. According to some observations, the disorder occurs at least once in 30% of men 30 to 40 years old, 40% (40 to 50 years old) and 50% (50 years old and older).
In recent years, for a variety of reasons, the following trend has been observed: Prostatitis begins to develop at a young age. Usually he causes male infertility.
course of disease
The clinical presentation of prostatitis in men varies, depending on the general initial state of health, especially the immune system, as well as individual characteristics and lifestyle. The disease can develop long-term asymptomatically at a young age, but eventually still manifest as dysuria, sexual dysfunction, or infertility.
There are two main forms of prostatitis:
- contagious.
- Hyperemia (non-infectious).
Based on this classification, all causes of the development of prostatitis can also be divided into two groups: those that form foci of infection in the small pelvis and impede the circulation of blood and lymph in the prostate.
Factors that cause acute inflammation
The acute course is more clinically apparent in men, with symptoms developing suddenly and causing the most unpleasant subjective sensations. Often accompanied by the appearance of hyperthermia (38-39 degrees).
The most common causes of pathological conditions of this nature are probably cystitis, pyelonephritis, urethritis, and genitourinary infections in the form of sexually transmitted diseases, especially in young adults.
The most important pathogens in acute processes:
- Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- Klebsiella.
- Protea.
- Enterococcus.
- Staphylococcus aureus.
- Trichomonas.
- gonorrhea.
Pathogenic gut bacteria enter the prostate through the urethra and rectum. In addition, these pathogens can be transmitted between partners during sexual contact, and the question of whether prostatitis is sexually transmitted can be answered not by the disease itself, but by the pathogen.
What causes chronic inflammation?
The cause of the development of chronic prostatitis may also be infectious. But these are different kinds of pathogens that cause an asymptomatic, slow disease with a poor clinical presentation. The body temperature of chronic prostatitis is usually normal, rarely constant sub-fever, not exceeding 37. 5 degrees. Often, unpleasant symptoms disturb a man during an exacerbation of the disease.
The main reason for the change of the disease from an acute form to a chronic disease is inadequate or complete non-existence of treatment.
The characteristic causes of chronic prostatitis are:
- Mycoplasma.
- Chlamydia.
- Ureaplasma.
- Cytomegalovirus.
- Candida.
Sometimes bacteria or viruses can enter the prostate with blood flow from other organs affected by the inflammatory process. The disease can then occur due to tonsillitis, bronchitis, sinusitis or even caries.
Congestive prostatitis is usually chronic. The reasons for this to happen are:
- A sedentary lifestyle.
- Prostate damage.
- constipate.
- Sedentary work (especially cross-legged work).
- Hypothermia or overheating often occurs in the pelvic area.
- Characterization of prostate and urethral anatomy.
- Frequent urinary retention.
- Bad habits (drinking, smoking).
- irregular sex life.
In addition, it should be said that the development of prostatitis can lead to masturbation. In men, masturbation weakens the tone of the prostate muscle. As a result, it becomes loose and toneless, clinically manifesting as congestive prostatitis.
Masturbation can also cause frequent flushing of blood in the prostate area, which can lead to prostate congestion. Mechanical damage to the foreskin and glans can lead to the development of balanoposthitis. In this case, a direct route through the urethra to the prostate opens the door for bacteria.
Choosing an appropriate treatment for prostatitis is only possible when the cause of prostatitis is identified.