Does prostatitis cause impotence? How to treat it?

When talking about impotence, many people will think of kidney deficiency, and many people believe that the two are related. However, in real life, kidney deficiency may cause impotence, but impotence is not necessarily caused by kidney deficiency. So what is impotence related to?

Does prostatitis cause impotence and premature ejaculation?

Erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation and prostatitis are common and frequently occurring diseases in urology. Current research suggests that there is no clear correlation between them. Prostatitis is a common disease in young men. About 50% of men have had symptoms of prostatitis at different stages of their lives, and most patients do not need treatment. In addition to lower urinary tract symptoms such as sluggish urination, incomplete urination, frequent urination, urgency and difficulty urinating, and symptoms such as pain in the perineum, penis and suprapubic area, some patients also have sexual dysfunction, including decreased libido, impotence and premature ejaculation. However, this does not mean that prostatitis can directly cause sexual dysfunction.

In outpatient clinics, most patients come for sexual dysfunction, impotence or premature ejaculation, and do not have prostatitis at all or their prostatitis symptoms are not obvious. Therefore, patients with impotence or premature ejaculation as the main manifestation should directly receive targeted treatment, and do not have to treat prostatitis. And treatment for prostatitis will not improve the symptoms of impotence and premature ejaculation. At present, some doctors over-diagnose prostatitis and exaggerate its harm, linking all impotence and premature ejaculation with prostatitis. As a result, for economic benefits, prostatitis is over-treated, and the diagnosis and treatment of impotence and premature ejaculation are ignored. The result is that the patient's money is wasted and the disease is delayed. This concept should be changed.

So, how to treat prostatitis?

You can massage Zhongji, Qihai, Sanyinjiao, Yinlingquan, Shenyu and other acupoints; acupuncture Guanyuan, Zhongji, Taichong, Huiyin, Sanyinjiao, Taixi and other acupoints; Chinese herbal formulas that nourish the kidney, activate blood circulation, clear away dampness and heat have a good therapeutic effect on chronic prostatitis.

Injection therapy: Since it is difficult for general antibiotics to pass through the prostate capsule, some people use direct prostate injection therapy to treat prostatitis, which is also very effective. This method is to inject sensitive antibiotics (such as amikacin, gentamicin, cephalosporin antibiotics) directly into the prostate. Of course, this treatment requires certain operating skills and must be performed by urologists.

Select sensitive antibiotics for treatment: The pathogenic bacteria of chronic prostatitis are often Gram-negative bacteria. The antibiotics that can penetrate the prostate capsule mainly include sulfonamides and macrolides.