Are calcifications in the prostate serious?

Calcification foci in the prostate are sequelae left after the recovery of prostatitis. This sequelae will affect the function of the patient's prostate. When using CT scans, high-density shadows can be seen in the prostate, which can also cause recurrent attacks of prostatitis. Therefore, patients who are found to have calcification foci in the prostate should choose the correct treatment method according to the doctor's advice to prevent the occurrence of the disease.

What does prostate calcification mean?

What does prostate calcification mean? Prostate calcification is not a single disease. It may be the calcification plaques left after the healing of prostatitis. It appears as strong echoes and high-density shadows similar to small stones on B-ultrasound, X-ray or CT images. It is usually not accompanied by clinical discomfort and will not cause harm to the body.

In clinical practice, when performing transurethral resection on patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia or chronic prostatitis, prostatic calcifications or stones of varying sizes can often be seen in the prostate. As long as the transurethral resection reaches the prostatic capsule, the prostatic calcifications or stones will be removed together with the prostatic hyperplasia tissue.

Calcification foci in the prostate gland are prone to the growth of bacteria, so prostate calcification is another reason for the recurrence of prostatitis. It can also be said that patients with prostatitis are prone to prostate calcification; patients with prostate calcification are also prone to prostatitis.

Is prostate calcification serious?

Are prostate calcifications serious? Prostate calcification is a common complication of chronic prostatitis. Prostate calcifications are places where bacteria are more likely to gather. Drugs, microwaves, etc. cannot completely eliminate them. This is one of the reasons why chronic prostatitis recurs frequently and is difficult to cure.

Patients with prostatitis who develop calcification after recovery but do not experience other discomfort symptoms do not need to panic and do not need treatment. If the patient has symptoms such as difficulty urinating, frequent urination, and urgency, he or she needs to go to the hospital for treatment.

What medicine should I take for prostate calcification?

What medicine should be taken for prostate calcification? Currently, there is no specific medicine for treating prostate calcification or stones. Due to the anatomical characteristics of the prostate, it is difficult for the medicine to enter the prostate tissue to exert its effect. Generally, prostate calcification or stones are relatively small. Currently, there is no clear evidence that prostate calcification or stones are harmful to the body, and there is no need for surgical treatment of prostate calcification or stones alone.

When treating prostate calcification, the key is to clean up and expel the waste toxins in the prostate. You can take medicines with such effects, such as diuretic and anti-inflammatory pills, pure Chinese medicine with few side effects, etc.

How to treat prostate calcification?

For men with prostate calcification, the following treatment is generally recommended:

1. Prostate calcification or stones accidentally found during health check-ups or other examinations usually do not require treatment. Just pay attention to daily health care, dynamic observation, and reexamination are sufficient;

2. Patients with symptoms such as frequent urination, urgent urination, painful urination, hematuria, and hematospermia can go to a regular hospital for relevant examinations to see if they have prostatitis. If they are confirmed to have prostatitis, they can receive standard treatment for prostatitis according to the doctor's instructions. After prostatitis is treated, the associated symptoms will be alleviated or disappear, and the associated prostate calcification or stones do not require further treatment.

3. If the patient has prostate calcification or stones accompanied by hematuria, dysuria and other obvious discomforts, he should go to the urology department promptly for a blood test for prostate-specific antigen, or even undergo prostate CT, MRI and other examinations to rule out the possibility of prostate hyperplasia, prostate tumor, prostate tuberculosis, etc., and receive corresponding specialist treatment.

The specific method of treating prostatitis depends on the examination by a specialist. Based on whether there is pathogen infection and the type of inflammation, the doctor will choose to take effective antibiotics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesics, M-receptor blockers, α-receptor blockers or herbal preparations and other drugs combined with prostate massage, heat therapy, biological feedback and other comprehensive treatments.