Causes of prostatitis are always "on top" of a man's daily life, and very rarely the disease occurs due to serious internal pathologies.
Prostatitis in men is an inflammation of the prostate gland. It is accompanied by many unpleasant subjective feelings and often disrupts a man's quality of life. Prevention has always been the most effective way to deal with any disease, but in order to prevent and properly treat prostate inflammation, you need to know its causes.
Frequency of occurrence
According to statistics, prostatitis in men is one of the most common urological diseases. It is manifested in men both at a young age and in the elderly. According to a number of observations, this disease is manifested at least once in 30% of men aged 30 to 40 years, in 40% - in 40 to 50 years, and in 50% - over 50 years of age.
In recent years, for a number of reasons, the following trend has been observed: Prostatitis begins at a younger age. Often this is what causes male infertility.
The course of the disease
The clinical picture of prostatitis is different in men, it depends on the initial state of health in general and the immune system in particular, as well as individual characteristics and lifestyle. At a young age the disease may develop asymptomatically for a long time, but will eventually manifest itself in the form of difficulty urinating, sexual dysfunction, or infertility.
There are two main forms of prostatitis:
- Infectious.
- Congenital (non-infectious).
According to this classification, all the causes of the development of prostatitis can also be divided into two groups: those that form the foci of infection in the small pelvis and impede the circulation of blood and lymph in the prostate gland.
Factors provoking acute inflammation
In men the acute process is more clinically pronounced, the symptoms develop suddenly and cause the most unpleasant subjective sensations. It is often accompanied by the appearance of high body temperature (38-39 ° C).
The most common causes of pathological conditions of this nature may be urogenital infection in the form of cystitis, pyelonephritis, urethritis, as well as sexually transmitted diseases (especially in young people).
The most important causative agents of the acute process:
- Escherichia and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- Klebsiella.
- Protea.
- Enterococci.
- აფიTafilococcus bacterium.
- Trichomonas.
- Gonorrhea.
Intestinal pathogenic bacteria enter the prostate from the urethra and rectum. Also, these pathogens can be transmitted from partner to partner during sexual contact, and when asked if prostatitis is sexually transmitted, you may answer that it is not the disease itself that is contagious, but its pathogens.
What causes chronic inflammation?
Causes of developing a chronic form of prostatitis can also be of infectious origin. But these are different types of pathogens, they cause asymptomatic, sluggish disease with a vague clinical picture. In chronic prostatitis the temperature is most often normal, rarely persistent subfebrile, not exceeding 37. 5 degrees. Typically, unpleasant symptoms bother men during the exacerbation of the disease.
The main reason for the transition from the acute form of the disease to the chronic is the wrong treatment or its complete absence.
The typical causes of chronic prostatitis are:
- Mycoplasmas.
- Chlamydia.
- Ureaplasma.
- Cytomegalovirus.
- Candidate.
Sometimes bacteria or viruses enter the prostate through the bloodstream from other organs affected by the inflammatory process. And then this disease can occur due to tonsillitis, bronchitis, sinusitis or even caries.
Congestive prostatitis is most often chronic. The reasons for its origin are provoked:
- Sedentary lifestyle.
- Prostate damage.
- Constipation.
- Sedentary work (especially work with legs crossed).
- Regular hypothermia or overheating of the pelvis.
- Features of the anatomical structure of the prostate and urethra.
- Frequent urinary retention.
- Bad habits (alcohol, smoking).
- Irregular sex life.
Separately, the development of prostatitis can lead to masturbation. Onanism in men weakens the muscle tone of the prostate gland. The result is puffiness and atony, which is clinically manifested by congestive prostatitis.
Masturbation also causes frequent rashes of blood around the prostate and, as a result, swelling in it. Mechanical trauma to the forehead and penis can lead to the development of balanoposthitis. In this case, a direct pathway to the prostate through the urethra is opened for bacteria.
Adequate treatment of prostatitis can be chosen only when its underlying causes are identified.