Patient's question:
Recently, I found a girlfriend and have also ended my 20-year bachelorhood. However, it is said that after engaging in sexual activity, there may be a possibility of developing prostatitis. I would like to learn about the relevant techniques of prostatitis to prevent it from happening in advance. If I notice any symptoms, I will seek medical attention immediately.Doctor's answer:
For several consecutive days, symptoms such as urinary urgency, frequent urination, dysuria, pain in the rectum and perineum, along with a sense of chills and fever, reappear. This is acute prostatitis, an acute inflammation caused by non-specific bacterial infection of the prostate. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it falls under the category of "hot-dampness in the urinary system." If discomfort in the lower abdomen, perineum, or testicles, along with whitish discharge from the urethral orifice, occurs, this is chronic prostatitis, a chronic inflammation caused by non-specific bacterial infection of the prostate. In TCM, it is categorized as "seminal pollution" and is commonly found in young and middle-aged men. Both conditions are types of non-specific bacterial prostatitis, distinguished by acute and chronic phases.