Patient's question:
Doctor, I am a male, 65 years old this year. Recently, when urinating, I noticed a sense of urgency, burning pain, hesitation, and incomplete emptying of the bladder. I suspect I might have prostatitis. I would like to ask the doctor, for a thorough examination of prostatitis, which department should I go to and what tests should be conducted?Doctor's answer:
For screening for prostatitis, you can go to the urology department or urology surgery department of a regular medical institution. Patients with prostatitis may exhibit symptoms such as urgency, dysuria, and hesitation during urination. For the definitive diagnosis of prostatitis, tests such as prostatic fluid analysis and color Doppler ultrasound can be performed to clarify the specific condition. If it is infectious, broad-spectrum antibiotics should be used for treatment, and the use of antibiotics must be standardized.