What should be checked for prostatitis?

Men may suffer from prostate disease because they wear tight clothes for a long time, ride bicycles or horses for a long time, etc. When prostate disease occurs, there will be symptoms of frequent urination, urgency and pain, and it will also affect the male sexual function, so male friends attach great importance to this disease. If you find yourself with similar symptoms, you should check it in time. So, what should be checked to confirm 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.

If you are diagnosed with prostatitis, you should actively seek treatment, and during the treatment, you must reduce sexual intercourse. Also, be careful not to sit for a long time, ride a bicycle or horse for a long time, and don't wear skinny pants, especially skinny jeans, which can play a good role in auxiliary treatment.