Patient's question:
Condition (onset time, main symptoms, hospital visited, etc.):Did I have prostatitis before? Does it affect fertility?
Past treatment history and effectiveness:
What kind of help do I want:
Doctor's answer:
Answer: Since prostatic fluid is an important component of semen, when prostatitis occurs, bacteria and other pathogenic microorganisms, as well as their toxins, enter the semen, they will consume the nutritional components of seminal plasma, and also change the pH of the semen, affect the activity of related enzymes, increase the viscosity of semen, interfere with the motility of sperm, and so on. All of these are adverse factors affecting fertility. However, clinical findings show that very few people are infertile due to chronic prostatitis. According to some scholars, it accounts for only about 4% of patients with chronic prostatitis, and it cannot be ruled out whether these patients have other underlying causes. The author has also treated patients with a large number of pus cells in their semen and found that their fertility has not been affected.