Is gonococcal prostatitis contagious?

Gonococcal prostatitis is a type of prostatitis and a male disease with a relatively high incidence rate. Many people want to know whether gonococcal prostatitis is contagious. In fact, gonococcal prostatitis is a disease caused by infection. This disease is generally not contagious and will not be transmitted to other people. Below, we will introduce you to the relevant knowledge of gonococcal prostatitis!

1. Infection route

1. Lymphatic infection: Lymphatic infection is relatively rare. Lower urinary tract infection and inflammation of the colon and rectum can infect the prostate through the lymphatic ducts and cause inflammation.

2. Bloodstream infection: Pathogenic bacteria from infection sites in other parts of the body can reach the prostate through the blood circulation and cause prostatitis. Common examples include bacteria from infection sites in the skin, tonsils, caries, respiratory tract or intestinal tract that enter the blood and invade the prostate.

3. Direct spread: Direct spread is a common route of infection. When men urinate, bacteria ascend into the urethra through the urethral opening, and then invade the prostate through the prostate catheter, causing acute or chronic prostatitis. Hypersexuality or excessive masturbation can cause repeated congestion of the prostate and induce prostatitis. Catheterization or urethral instrument examination can bring bacteria into the urethra and cause prostate infection. Prostatic hyperplasia or the presence of stones reduces the immune ability of the prostatic urethral mucosa against non-pathogenic bacteria that can coexist peacefully in the urethra, and is also prone to prostatitis.

2. Hazards

1. Weakened male sexual ability: Prostatitis can cause the male sexual nerves and nerve centers to be frequently excited. However, if the excited state lasts for a long time, it can easily lead to the suppression of male sexual arousal, thus inducing male sexual dysfunction.

2. Induce gynecological diseases in women: Due to some bacterial infections that induce prostatitis in men, it is easy for these bacteria to enter the female reproductive organs during sexual intercourse, causing women to be infected and induce gynecological inflammation.

3. Endocrine disorders: The prostate of a normal man can secrete a variety of active substances, but suffering from prostatitis can easily affect the secretions, leading to endocrine disorders in men, causing symptoms such as dizziness and fatigue in men.

4. Life and work are affected: Men suffering from prostatitis may experience frequent urination, urgency, and incomplete urination, which often cause patients to lose control of their emotions and become anxious, thus affecting their normal life and work.

5. Infection of other adjacent organs: If prostatitis is not treated for a long time, it is easy for the inflammation in men to spread, thereby infecting adjacent organs and inducing the occurrence of inflammation.

3. Prevention

(1) Avoiding unclean sex is the key to prevention.

(2) The use of condoms is recommended as it is an effective method of prevention.

(3) Maintain good personal hygiene and prevent cross infection.

(4) Once urethral discharge is detected, you and your sexual partner should immediately go to a regular medical institution for treatment, and have regular checkups to ensure a complete cure.

(5) Raise awareness of sexually transmitted diseases and their harmful effects, and eliminate them at the root.