Patient's question:
According to what I've heard, chronic prostatitis may affect fertility? Is this true or false, and how should one respond?Doctor's answer:
Prostatitis is classified in a relatively detailed manner in clinical practice. It includes acute and chronic prostatitis, with chronic prostatitis further divided into chronic bacterial prostatitis and chronic non-bacterial prostatitis. Other conditions include benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostatic cysts, and prostatodynia. The prostate is a unique organ with a hard lipid capsule outside, which acts as a drug barrier, making it difficult for medications to penetrate to the affected area of the prostate. Due to varying etiologies, chronic prostatitis exhibits diverse symptoms, presenting as a complex set of clinical manifestations. The treatment principles are: ① early diagnosis and early treatment; ② timely, sufficient, and standardized treatment; ③ adopting different treatment plans for varying conditions; ④ treating sexual partners concurrently.