What tests are needed for chronic prostatitis?

Speaking of chronic prostatitis, many men suffer from this disease. If the disease is severe, some symptoms will appear. Patients with chronic prostatitis will have symptoms of frequent urination and urgency. Some serious cases will have symptoms of impotence and premature ejaculation. Such a situation is very harmful to patients and can easily affect their sexual and reproductive functions. We remind everyone that if there are any abnormal conditions, you must go to the hospital for examination in time. So, what examinations are needed for chronic prostatitis? Let me introduce it below.

1: Anal examination. The simplest method for chronic prostatitis is to examine the prostate through anal examination, which can check the size, shape, and tenderness of the prostate, thereby making a preliminary diagnosis and screening of prostate diseases. At the same time, prostate massage can be performed to check the properties and composition changes of prostate fluid.

2: B-ultrasound. B-ultrasound is a common method for prostate examination. There are transrectal detection and transpubic upper abdominal detection. It can accurately measure the prostate with an error of no more than 5%. It has important diagnostic significance for various prostate diseases and has the advantages of being simple, non-invasive, non-damaging and fast.

3: X-ray. X-ray examination is of great value in the diagnosis of prostate diseases. For example, plain film can detect whether there is calcification or stone shadow in the prostate. Contrast imaging can help detect whether there is prostate hyperplasia or prostate cancer. CT examination is even more important for the differential diagnosis of prostate diseases.

4: Prostate puncture biopsy. Prostate puncture biopsy is very useful for clarifying the nature of prostate masses, and is very important for excluding prostate tumors and confirming the type of prostate disease. It can be performed by transrectal needle aspiration biopsy or perineal puncture biopsy. It is painful and traumatic, but it is necessary.

5: Lower urinary tract urodynamics examination. Lower urinary tract urodynamics examination is very helpful in diagnosing prostatitis and is often used in clinical practice. However, compared with chronic prostatitis, lower urinary tract urodynamics examination is more commonly used for the diagnosis of prostatic hyperplasia, and it is also very important for the diagnosis of other prostate diseases.

The above content introduces what examinations are needed for chronic prostatitis. I believe everyone understands that these examinations need to be done. Of course, what examinations need to be done will be determined based on the patient's condition. Of course, for patients, the sooner the examination and treatment, the better. So don't ignore this disease. Discover it in time and go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time, so that you can recover soon.