Patient's question:
I recently don't know why my lower abdomen is very uncomfortable, and I also don't have morning erections anymore. Why does prostatitis make the prostate shrink?Doctor's answer:
Prostatitis can lead to the shrinkage of the prostate for several reasons. First, long-term chronic inflammation of the prostate causes blood vessel occlusion, fibrosis, and atrophy within the gland, resulting in prostate shrinkage. Second, after prolonged chronic inflammation, the prostate often becomes adhered to surrounding tissues, leading to inflammation, fibrosis, or stenosis at the bladder neck opening, which causes the prostate to shrink. Third, after the prostate undergoes fibrosis or atrophy, blood vessel occlusion within the gland