What are the dangers of prostatitis? The four major consequences of prostatitis

Prostatitis is a common clinical disease among young and middle-aged men. It not only harms the patient's physical health, but also easily causes great psychological trauma. Moreover, prostatitis is a disease with a high recurrence rate, so it is difficult to treat. So, what harm does prostatitis bring to men?

Influencing function

As the disease has not been cured for a long time, various symptoms and discomforts worsen after sexual intercourse, or directly affect the feeling and quality of sexual life, causing a kind of malignant stimulation to the patient, gradually developing a sense of disgust, leading to impotence, premature ejaculation and other phenomena.

Impact on fertility

Long-term chronic inflammation causes changes in the composition of prostatic fluid, affecting the secretory function of the prostate, which in turn affects the liquefaction time of semen and reduces sperm motility, which can lead to male infertility.

Prone to infection

The human prostate contains an antibacterial substance called prostatic antibacterial factor. When the prostate is inflamed, this antibacterial factor decreases, making it easy to cause infection. Infection caused by prostatitis can lead to acute urinary retention, acute seminal vesiculitis or epididymitis, vas deferens, enlarged or tender spermatic lymph nodes, etc. In severe cases, groin pain or renal angina may occur.

Leading to chronic nephritis

It may even develop into uremia. If prostatitis is not treated in time, it can lead to prostate hyperplasia, which will compress the bladder outlet, making it impossible to completely empty the urine, resulting in residual urine. Residual urine is a good culture medium for bacterial reproduction. In addition, the defense mechanism of the bladder mucosa is damaged, so it is very easy to cause urinary tract infections such as pyelonephritis. If the treatment is not thorough at this time, pyelonephritis, hydronephrosis, etc. will develop into nephritis, and finally develop into uremia.