Patient's question:
When my wife and I just got divorced, we didn't have children because we could afford it. Since four years ago, I've known I have prostatitis, but I didn't go to see a doctor. For a year now, we've been trying to have a child but haven't succeeded. My wife is now very anxious. She said she'll marry someone else if we can't get pregnant.Doctor's answer:
Prostatitis not only brings annoying symptoms such as frequent urination, urgent urination, painful urination, incomplete urination, and white discharge during urination, but if timely treatment is not implemented, its harmful effects will further expand, potentially even leading to male sexual dysfunction. Inflammation can affect the normal function of sperm, indirectly causing male infertility and bringing numerous troubles to men's lives and families.Since the seminal vesicle and prostate are anatomically related, the metabolic ducts of the seminal vesicle and the terminal part of the vas deferens merge to form the ejaculatory duct. The ejaculatory duct penetrates through the prostate and enters the urethra, which is why prostatitis is often accompanied by seminal vesiculitis. When suffering from prostatitis, not only will there be a recurrence of severe physiological dysfunction, but the quality of semen will also deteriorate significantly. Inflammatory changes in the prostate can alter the composition and physicochemical properties of semen.