Prostatitis

Author: Guo Yinglu
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: This book is divided into three parts. The first part briefly introduces the basic knowledge of prostate research, including recent advances in neuroendocrine and molecular biology related to prostate function regulation. The second part systematically and comprehensively discusses the classification methods of prostatitis, clinical epidemiological research, exploration of etiology and pathogenesis, advances in etiological diagnosis, clinical manifestations and objective evaluation, auxiliary examinations, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, treatment, prevention, as well as experimental research methods. For difficult-to-include issues that are of great concern to both medical professionals and patients but are hard to understand, 83 question-and-answer pairs are summarized in the third part for comprehensive and integrated discussion. Additionally, a list of clinical and research-related websites for prostatitis, normal reference values for prostatitis-related tests and examinations, commonly used drugs for prostatitis treatment, and relevant journals and magazines for prostatitis research are included in the appendix for reference by clinical doctors, researchers, and patients. This book integrates brief basic knowledge of the prostate, systematic and comprehensive clinical practice of prostatitis, and the latest domestic and international advances, featuring modernity, knowledge, scientificity, and practicality. It is suitable for clinical doctors and researchers treating prostatitis, as well as for patients with prostatitis to refer to.