Prostatitis


Half of all men experience prostate inflammation at some point in their lives. If you have prostatitis, we can help.

Symptoms

  • Dull pain deep down in the pelvis
  • Specific pain directly behind the scrotum, in the rectum or at the tip of the penis
  • Pain may moving up into the groin or across the lower back
  • Burning or pain when urinating or ejaculation
  • A pain that goes down the leg
  • Sudden and severe pain in the testicle
  • Pain or tenderness in the back of the testicle

Treatment

Prostatitis is a diagnosis used to describe inflammation of the prostate gland. It is thought that prostatitis results from bacterial infection; however, infection is not always found. In fact, most cases of recurrent prostatitis do not demonstrate active infection.Prostatitis can be a lifelong problem that comes and goes.

Management of symptoms before they become severe is the key. A treatment regimen commonly consists of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs. Antibiotics are commonly prescribed for both infectious and non-infectious problems of the prostate. Why? While antibiotics kill bacteria, it takes special antibiotics to even get into the prostate. Treatments take a longer time than other areas of the body because of the difficulty in getting medicine into the prostate. The prostate protects the male bladder and testicles from infection and contains high levels of certain minerals that may also inactivate antibiotics.

If you have prostatitis, our doctors will work with you to develop a treatment program that fits your specific needs.

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