Patient's question:
Doctor, I want to understand the difference between prostatitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Both can cause symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, and difficulty urinating. How can one determine which condition is being suffered from? Are the relief methods the same for both?Doctor's answer:
Prostatitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia are two different diseases, but these two conditions can be interdependent and mutually influential. The treatment of prostatitis is primarily based on anti-inflammatory therapy, requiring the use of antibiotics. The treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia involves reversing and reducing the hyperplasia, which can be achieved through long-term use of finasteride and α-receptor antagonists. Distinguishing between the two diseases is relatively simple; a urological color Doppler ultrasound can be performed for diagnosis.