Patient's question:
I've been married for three years and haven't had any children yet. Lately, I've been feeling lower back pain and sometimes frequent urination with urgency. Every time I urinate, it feels like needles piercing me, burning intensely, with white discharge and a foul odor. The doctor said this is prostatitis. Can prostatitis affect fertility?Doctor's answer:
Prostatitis can have various effects on men, but ultimately it can lead to significant issues with male fertility. If the prostate becomes inflamed again, it can lead to a recurrence of retrograde transmission, which may then cause infectious diseases such as epididymitis, cystitis, urethritis, orchitis, and epididymitis. Taking epididymitis as an example, the epididymis plays a role in storing and maturing sperm, and when it is inflamed, the quality of sperm can be affected. Prostatitis itself is responsible for secreting prostatic fluid, and when it becomes problematic, it can have many adverse effects on sperm, thereby impacting fertility.