Patient's question:
What is a prostate calcification focus?Doctor's answer:
Prostatic calcifications are hiding places for bacteria. Medications, microwave therapy, and other treatments cannot eliminate them. This is one of the factors or causes contributing to the recurring nature of chronic prostatitis and its difficulty to treat. Prostatic calcifications cannot completely disappear, and there is no need to strive for their complete elimination. As long as they are within a certain range, they will not affect the body. After prostatitis improves, calcifications do not require treatment.Prostatic calcifications could be related to stones, but apart from stones, other factors such as prostatic tuberculosis, damage to the prostate, parasite eggs, and calcification of tumors can also cause prostatic calcifications. Moreover, even normal individuals may have mild prostatic calcifications. To determine which factor or cause is responsible for the prostatic calcifications, a doctor needs to assess its location, symptoms, and other examinations.