Patient's question:
Medical Description: Normal tests, the reason for a hard prostate. Past Treatment and Effect: No treatment has been administered. The help I seek: My test results show 4+ phospholipid bodies, WBC 2-3. The doctor said my prostate is hard. What could be the cause of a hard prostate?Doctor's answer:
Hello, there are several reasons why prostatitis can lead to the shrinkage of the prostate. 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 opening of the bladder neck, which causes the prostate to shrink. Third, after the prostate undergoes fibrosis or atrophy, due to blood vessel occlusion within the gland, a single treatment method may be insufficient to reach the affected area, thereby increasing the difficulty of treatment.