The causes of prostatitis always "lie on the surface" of men's daily lives, and very rarely the disease occurs due to serious internal pathologies. The most common cause of prostatitis is a banal genitourinary infection, which appeared as a result of multiple sexual intercourses and non-compliance with basic hygiene rules.
Prostatitis in men is an inflammation of the prostate. It is accompanied by many unpleasant subjective sensations and often impairs a man's quality of life. Prevention has always been the most effective way to deal with any disease, but to prevent and properly treat prostatitis, you need to know about its causes.
Frequency of occurrence
According to statistics, prostatitis in men is one of the most common urological diseases. It occurs in men both at a young age and in the elderly. According to numerous observations, this disease occurs at least once in 30% of men aged 30 to 40 years, in 40% - aged 40 to 50 years and in 50% - aged 50 years.
In recent years, for several reasons, the following trend has been observed: prostatitis begins to appear at a younger age. It is often the one that causes male infertility.
The course of the disease
The clinical picture of prostatitis in men is different, it depends on the initial health condition in general and the immune system in particular, as well as on individual characteristics and lifestyle. The disease can develop asymptomatically for a long time at a young age, but will eventually manifest as difficulty urinating, sexual dysfunction or infertility.
There are two main forms of prostatitis:
- Contagious.
- Congestive (non-infectious).
Based on this classification, all the causes of the development of prostatitis can also be divided into two groups: those that form the focus of infection in the small pelvis and interfere with blood and lymph circulation in the prostate.
Factors causing acute inflammation
The acute process in men is clinically more 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 can be genitourinary infections in the form of cystitis, pyelonephritis, urethritis, as well as sexually transmitted diseases (especially in young people).
The most important causes of the acute process:
- Escherichia and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- Klebsiella.
- Protea.
- Enterococci.
- Staphylococcus aureus.
- Trichomonas.
- Gonorrhea.
Pathogenic intestinal bacteria enter the prostate through the urethra and from the rectum. Also, these pathogens can be transmitted from partner to partner during sexual contact, and when asked whether prostatitis is transmitted sexually, the answer may be that it is not the disease itself that is transmitted, but its causes.
What causes chronic inflammation?
Causes of the development of prostatitis in the chronic form can also be of infectious origin. But these are pathogens of other types, causing asymptomatic, sluggish disease with a vague clinical picture. The temperature in chronic prostatitis is usually normal, less often constant subfebrile, it does not exceed 37. 5 degrees. As a rule, unpleasant symptoms upset men during the exacerbation of the disease.
The main reason for the transition from an acute form of the disease to a chronic one is improper treatment or its complete absence.
Characteristic causes of prostatitis in its chronic form are:
- mycoplasmas.
- chlamydia.
- Ureaplasma.
- Cytomegalovirus.
- Candida.
Sometimes bacteria or viruses enter the prostate with blood flow 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 appearance are provoked:
- Sedentary lifestyle.
- Prostate injury.
- Prison.
- Sedentary work (especially work with crossed legs).
- Regular hypothermia or overheating of the pelvic area.
- Features of the anatomical structure of the prostate and urethra.
- Frequent retention of urination.
- Bad habits (alcohol, smoking).
- Improper sex life.
Separately, it should be said that the development of prostatitis can cause masturbation. In men, masturbation weakens the tone of the prostate muscles. As a result, it becomes flabby and atonic, which is clinically manifested by congestive prostatitis.
Masturbation also causes frequent rush of blood in the prostate area and, as a result, blockage in it. Mechanical trauma to the foreskin and glans penis can lead to the development of balanoposthitis. In that case, the bacteria open a direct path to the prostate through the urethra.
It is possible to choose an adequate treatment for prostatitis only when the causes that caused it are determined.