Symptoms and causes

Prostatitis

Symptoms of Prostatitis

The symptoms of prostatitis will depend on the cause that originates it, among the main ones are:

• Burning sensation or pain when urinating.
• Difficulty urinating, such as dribbling.
• Frequent urination, even if there is only a small amount of urine.
• Urgency to urinate.
• Pain in the abdomen, groin or back (lumbar).
• Pressure or pain in the area between the scrotum and the rectum (perineum).
• Pain or discomfort in the penis or testicles.
• Sexual problems or lack of libido.
• Painful ejaculation
• Flu-like signs and symptoms such as chills and fever (with bacterial prostatitis).

Causes of Prostatitis

The causes of prostatitis are diverse and depend on the type of pathogen that has provoked the inflammation of the prostate. These can be of bacterial or non-bacterial origin.

In most cases it is caused by germs entering the prostate through the urethra (bacterial infection). However, other inflammatory conditions of the prostate may be caused by narrowing of the urethra and bladder neck or wall, impaired venous return or because part of the urine leaks into the prostate gland (intraductal flow).

Factors that increase the risk of developing prostatitis are:

• Be young or middle-aged.
• Previous prostatitis.
• Having a bladder or urethral infection.
• Having a pelvic injury.
• Carrying a urinary catheter inserted into the urethra to drain the bladder.
• Having HIV/AIDS.
• Having undergone a prostate biopsy.