Patient's question:
My husband has been experiencing frequent urination, urgency, and pain during urination, along with a sense of fullness and pain in the perineum in recent days. He has also developed a headache, body pain, fatigue, and poor appetite again. The local hospital conducted a thorough examination and confirmed he has acute prostatitis. Now, we want to have a baby and are preparing for pregnancy.Doctor's answer:
Prostatitis is a relatively common disease among men. In the prostatic fluid of patients with prostatitis, there are large amounts of bacteria, toxins, and inflammatory secretions. These harmful substances consume the nutrients and oxygen in semen, affecting sperm vitality and ultimately leading to male infertility!1. Causing changes in semen pH: The normal pH of semen is 7.2–7.8. Under this pH range, sperm live well and move freely. When a man has prostatitis, the acidic substances in the seminal fluid increase, causing the pH to rise and the seminal fluid to become more acidic. When the pH drops to the lowest level suitable for sperm survival, prostatitis directly affects sperm vitality, leading to infertility.