What are the causes of prostatitis and infertility? How to treat it?

Prostatitis is a common disease in men. When men find out that they have prostatitis, they should also be careful about the occurrence of infertility caused by it. So, what are the causes of infertility caused by prostatitis?

Causes of infertility due to prostatitis:

Due to the large amount of inflammatory secretions, the pH value of semen will change accordingly, making the semen acidic. Under normal circumstances, semen is slightly alkaline, which is beneficial to the activity of sperm. When in an inflammatory state, sperm can easily "die", resulting in insufficient sperm reaching the fallopian tubes of women, causing infertility.

When men suffer from chronic prostatitis, there are often a large number of microorganisms and the internal and external toxins produced by them, as well as inflammatory secretions produced by the body, in the prostatic fluid. These substances will consume nutrients and oxygen in the semen, thereby affecting the survival of sperm. This hazard will be more prominent in prostatitis caused by non-specific microorganisms such as chlamydia and mycoplasma infection.

Patients with prostatitis often have serious psychological problems due to tension and anxiety. When the wife cannot get pregnant for a long time, the psychological problems will be more serious. These psychological pressures accumulate in the heart for a long time, which will lead to disorders of nerve and endocrine function, and will cause symptoms such as Yin deficiency and Yang hyperactivity, Qi and Yin deficiency, Yin and Yang imbalance, and liver and kidney deficiency. All of this will greatly affect the male's spermatogenesis and sexual function, making infertility more prolonged and difficult to cure.

Treatment principles:

Prostatitis should be treated with comprehensive treatment.

Type I: mainly broad-spectrum antibiotics, symptomatic treatment and supportive treatment. For patients with urinary retention, catheterization or suprapubic cystocentesis can be used to drain urine, and for patients with prostate abscess, surgical drainage can be used.

Type II: Treatment is mainly oral antibiotics, and sensitive drugs are selected. The course of treatment is 4 to 6 weeks, during which patients should be evaluated for efficacy in stages. If the efficacy is unsatisfactory, other sensitive antibiotics can be used instead. α-receptor blockers can be used to improve urination symptoms and pain. Herbal preparations, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesics and M-receptor blockers can also improve related symptoms.

Type ⅢA: Oral antibiotics can be taken for 2 to 4 weeks, and then the decision on whether to continue antibiotic treatment is made based on the feedback of the efficacy. It is recommended to use α-receptor blockers to improve urination symptoms and pain. Herbal preparations, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesics and M-receptor blockers can also be used to improve urination symptoms and pain.

Type IIIB: α-receptor blockers, herbal preparations, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory analgesics and M-receptor blockers are recommended for treatment.

Type IV: Generally no treatment is required. You only need to pay attention to your diet, strengthen your physical exercise, take warm water baths, and relieve symptoms such as prostate pain.