What are the symptoms of prostatitis?

The prostate is a very important organ for men. Its main function is to ensure that men have abundant energy. It plays an extremely important role in maintaining male functions. However, due to the high pressure of life for modern men, many men suffer from inflammatory diseases of the prostate due to the heavy pressure. Prostatitis is a common symptom. Let’s take a look at the symptoms of prostatitis.

Prostatitis refers to a prostate disease caused by a variety of complex reasons, with urethral irritation and chronic pelvic pain as the main clinical manifestations. Prostatitis is a common disease in urology, and ranks first among male patients under 50 years old in urology. Although the incidence of prostatitis is very high, its cause is still not very clear, especially non-bacterial prostatitis, so its treatment is mainly to improve symptoms.

Clinical manifestations:

Type I prostatitis often develops suddenly, with symptoms such as chills, fever, fatigue, and other systemic symptoms, accompanied by pain in the perineum and pubic area, frequent urination, urgency, rectal irritation, and even acute urinary retention.

The clinical symptoms of type II and type III prostatitis are similar, mostly with pain and abnormal urination. Regardless of the type of chronic prostatitis, similar clinical symptoms can be manifested, collectively referred to as prostatitis syndrome, including pelvic and sacral pain, abnormal urination and sexual dysfunction. Pelvic and sacral pain is extremely complex. The pain is generally located above the pubic bone, lumbosacral region and perineum. Radiating pain can manifest as pain in the urethra, spermatic cord, testicles, groin, and inner side of the abdomen. It radiates to the abdomen and resembles acute abdominal pain. It radiates along the urinary tract and resembles renal colic, which often leads to misdiagnosis. Abnormal urination is manifested as frequent urination, urgent urination, painful urination, sluggish urination, bifurcated urine stream, dripping after urination, increased frequency of nocturia, and milky white secretions from the urethra after urination or during defecation. Occasionally, sexual dysfunction may occur, including decreased libido, premature ejaculation, painful ejaculation, weak erections, and impotence.

Type IV prostatitis has no clinical symptoms and evidence of inflammation is only found during prostate examinations.