What tests should be done for prostatitis?

Many men like to wear tight pants and underwear in their daily life. If they do this for a long time, it may cause prostatitis. After suffering from prostatitis, frequent urination, urgency and incomplete urination will occur frequently. Such symptoms are very troublesome for men's life. However, many people have symptoms of prostatitis, and there is no definite diagnosis yet. So what kind of examination should be done for prostatitis?

Prostatic fluid examination

For prostate fluid examination of patients with prostatitis, it is to judge whether it is an inflammatory manifestation after diagnosing white blood cells and related components. A negative result of a single examination cannot easily rule out the disease, while a positive result can generally make a diagnosis of prostatitis.

X-ray examination

When further examining prostatitis, some male patients need to undergo X-ray examinations. This examination method is of great value in the diagnosis of prostatitis. It can help check for prostate hyperplasia or prostate lesions.

Digital rectal examination

Patients with prostatitis need to undergo a digital rectal examination. During the digital examination, patients with prostatitis will find that their prostates are of varying sizes, irregular in surface, some glands are hardened or have small nodules, and most of them are mildly tender.

Urodynamics

The main manifestations include decreased urine flow rate, incomplete relaxation of the bladder neck-urethral sphincter, and abnormally increased maximum urethral closure pressure.

Bacteriological examination

When men have prostatitis, they need to undergo bacteriological examinations to help diagnose the disease and provide targeted treatment. If a positive result is found during bacterial culture, it can be diagnosed as bacterial prostatitis.

B-ultrasound examination

It shows that the boundaries of the prostate tissue structure are unclear and disordered, which may indicate prostatitis.

You can get good results by checking yourself for prostatitis using the above methods. If you know you have prostatitis, you must adopt effective methods to treat the disease in time. You can choose conservative treatment for prostatitis, but many people currently choose laser treatment. Laser treatment for prostatitis can get very good results, so it is recommended to try treatment.