Patient's question:
Hello,Could you please tell me what causes prostatitis? Is there a cure for it? I have been treated multiple times and spent thousands of money, but there has been no improvement. Currently, my wife is 2 months and 23 days pregnant, but she suffers from vaginitis and cervical inflammation. She took medication to treat these infections before getting pregnant.
I heard that prostatitis in men and cervical inflammation in women can lead to infertility. However, we are now pregnant. Given the current situation, will this baby develop healthily? What should we do? If we decide not to keep the baby, what consequences might occur if my wife has a miscarriage while she still has inflammation?
Please advise.
Doctor's answer:
Hello: According to what you mentioned, as long as you are not pregnant during medication, your situation is not a problem! Chronic prostatitis is a common and frequently occurring disease among adult males. Whether in formal large hospitals or individual small clinics, effective treatments are lacking. For chronic prostatitis with mild symptoms, there is no significant difference between treatment and waiting, but patients still urgently seek treatment. Therefore, the focus should shift from solving the "disease" to solving the "person." The patient's self-care and understanding of chronic prostatitis are particularly important.1. Clarify the understanding Prostate is the intersection of the male urinary and reproductive systems. It is prone to urinary system inflammation and recurrence, as well as the difficulty of treating and the variability of reproductive system inflammation. Chronic prostatitis is not a sexually transmitted disease, nor is it considered contagious, nor does it require abstinence from sex. Of course, those who have had sexually transmitted diseases are a different matter.
2. Understand the prognosis The symptoms of chronic prostatitis are relatively complex, mainly manifested as local symptoms, psychological burdens, and effects on sex and fertility. Chronic prostatitis has no direct link with benign prostatic hyperplasia or prostate cancer, nor does it pose a threat to life. It only affects sex and fertility, not preventing marriage or fertility.
3. Adjust lifestyle The causes of this disease are mostly infection and congestion. To avoid infection, prevent sexually transmitted diseases, actively treat urethritis, and drink more water. Many factors can cause congestion, such as abnormal sexual activities (masturbation or frequent sex, holding back semen), physical stimuli (cycling, driving, prolonged sitting, holding urine), and dietary irregularities (excessive alcohol consumption, overeating spicy foods).