Prostatitis treatment

This is a disease of the prostate gland. It is placed below the bladder, about the size of a chestnut. The prostate is made up of discrete glandular bodies and produces a slightly cloudy fluid.

Types of prostatitis:

• Acute bacterial – onset suddenly, causing high temperature and problem urination.
• Chronic bacterial – manifestations last 3 months and longer in the last six months,
• Special asymptomatic form.

Acute type: microbes enter the prostate through the bloodstream or are spread by a infection of the bladder or urethra. It is a serious condition with severe pain when urinating, fever, and chills.

Acute form leads to a chronic one: but it lasts more than three months and germs are re-detected in the urine. Chronic form also causes painful urinating and a feeling of pressure in lowest part of the abdomen. In this form the symptoms are not as obvious as in acute.

In most cases, these are intestinal bacteria, which cause this disease: Escherichia coli. These bacteria first enter the urinary tract and then spread to the organ. There they cause a protective reaction of the tissue – inflammation. Another way of infection is through blood (hematogenous spread).

Disease risk factors include:

• Taking a sample of the prostate,
• Narrowed urinary ways,
• Recently inserted medical devices (catheters),
• HIV.

Chronic bacterial prostatitis

Microbes are often the same as in the acute form. But atypical pathogens – chlamydia – can be implicated in chronic inflammation. They are often sexually transmitted and enter the prostate.

Risk factors for developing chronic inflammation include:

• A history of the disease with insufficiently long-term antibiotic use,
• Prostate stones.

Manifestations of the acute form:

• High temperature of body,
• Problems with urination: burning pain, decreased urine flow, increased frequency of going to the toilet,
• Pain in the lowest part of abdomen and pelvis, during or after ejaculation.

Manifestations of the chronic form:

• Feeling of pressure in the perineum or lower abdomen,
• Brown ejaculate due to blood in semen or blood in urine (hematuria),
• Decreased libido and erectile dysfunction, often caused by pain during or after ejaculation.

In addition to its acute symptoms, the disease can lead to complications. The most common complications are:

• An abscess (especially in the acute bacterial form) is a purulent structure with envelope.
• Spread to nearby structures: epididymis or testicles (epididymitis, orchitis).
• The chronic form increases the risk of developing cancer.

Overseas hospitals diagnose prostatitis with:

• Blood and urine analysis,
• Determination of prostate specific antigen,
• Urethrography with contrast agent,
• Ultrasound examination,
• CT,
• Combination of urination rate analysis with ultrasound.

Overseas hospitals use the following methods:

• Antibiotic therapy with modern drugs,
• Surgical removal,
• Alternative non-drug therapies.

Patients choose overseas hospitals for the following reasons:

• Clinics abroad always have high-quality equipment. It is reliable and meets international standards.
• Foreign doctors study at leading medical universities and undergo training.
• Treatment protocols are based on evidence-based medicine. This means that treatment methods are effective and safe.