The causes of prostatitis "always reside on the surface" in the daily life of men and very rarely the disease occurs due to serious internal pathologies. Most often, the cause of prostatitis is a banal genitourinary infection, which appeared from multiple sexual intercourse and non-compliance with basic hygiene rules.
Prostatitis in men is inflammation of the prostate gland. It is accompanied by many unpleasant subjective sensations and often upsets a man's quality of life. Prevention has always been the most effective way to deal with any disease, but to properly prevent and treat inflammation of the prostate, it is necessary to know 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 a series of observations, this disease appears at least once in 30% of men aged 30 to 40, in 40% - at the age of 40-50 and in 50% - over the age of 50.
In recent years, for a variety of reasons, the following trend has been observed: prostatitis begins to manifest itself at a young age. Often it is he who causes male infertility.
The course of the disease
The clinical picture of prostatitis in men is different, it depends on the initial state of health 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 itself as difficulty urinating, sexual disturbances, or infertility.
There are two main forms of prostatitis:
- Infectious.
- 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 a focus of infection in the small pelvis and hinder blood and lymphatic circulation in the prostate gland.
Factors that cause acute inflammation
The acute process in men is clinically more pronounced, the symptoms develop suddenly and cause the most unpleasant subjective sensations. Often it is accompanied by the appearance of high body temperature (38-39 ° degrees).
The most common causes of a pathological condition of this nature can be a genitourinary infection in the form of cystitis, pyelonephritis, urethritis and sexually transmitted diseases (especially in young people).
The most significant causative agents of the acute process:
- Escherichia and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- Clebsiella.
- Protea.
- Enterococci.
- Staphylococcus aureus.
- Trichomonas.
- Gonorrhea.
Pathogenic intestinal bacteria enter the prostate through the urethra and rectum. In addition, these pathogens can be transmitted from partner to partner during sexual contact, and when asked whether prostatitis is sexually transmitted, it can be answered that it is not the disease itself that is transmitted, but its pathogens.
What are the causes of chronic inflammation?
The causes of the development of prostatitis in its chronic form can also be of infectious origin. But these are pathogens of a different type, they cause an asymptomatic and slow disease with a weak clinical picture. The temperature in chronic prostatitis is very often normal, rarely constant subfebrile, not higher than 37. 5 degrees. As a rule, unpleasant symptoms disturb men during an exacerbation of the disease.
The main reason for the transition from the acute to the chronic form of the disease is improper treatment or its complete absence.
The characteristic causes of prostatitis in its chronic form are:
- Mycoplasma.
- Chlamydia.
- Ureaplasma.
- Cytomegalovirus.
- Candida.
Sometimes bacteria or viruses enter the prostate with the bloodstream from other organs affected by the inflammatory process. And then this disease can occur due to tonsillitis, bronchitis, sinusitis or even tooth decay.
Congestive prostatitis is very often chronic. The reasons for its occurrence are provoked:
- Sedentary lifestyle.
- Prostate injury.
- Constipation.
- Sedentary work (especially cross-legged).
- 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).
- Irregular sex life.
Separately, it should be said that the development of prostatitis can cause masturbation. In men, onanism weakens the tone of the muscles of the prostate gland. As a result, it becomes flabby and atonic, which clinically manifests itself with congestive prostatitis.
Masturbation also causes frequent flushing of blood in the prostate area and, as a result, congestion in it. Mechanical trauma to the foreskin and glans penis can lead to the development of balanoposthitis. In this case, a direct path to the prostate through the urethra opens up for the bacteria.
An adequate treatment for prostatitis can only be chosen when the causes that caused it are known.