Patient's question:
What are the hazards of prostate stones? Are the hazards of prostate stones significant? A 23-year-old male with frequent urination, urgency, hematuria, and difficulty urinating. Please let everyone know the symptoms of prostate stones. If you know detailed information about prostate stones, please inform everyone.Doctor's answer:
Harm 1: Causing Kidney FailureProstate stones can easily lead to urethral obstruction, urinary retention, and vesicoureteral reflux, resulting in hydronephrosis and damaging the kidneys. In severe cases, it can lead to uremia.
Harm 2: Inducing Cancer
Prostate stones often harbor a large number of bacteria. Long-term or chronic bacterial or viral infections can significantly increase the risk of prostate cancer. In recent years, the incidence of cancer transformation caused by prostate stones in China has shown a clear upward trend.
Harm 3: Sexual Dysfunction
Experts point out that prostate stones are the primary cause of sexual dysfunction. Among patients with sexual dysfunction, prostate stones are one of the main causes. Professional male health surveys also show that over 70% of prostate stone patients experience sexual function decline. Individuals with prostate stones are prone to sexual dysfunction, such as painful intercourse, low libido, premature ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, and nocturnal emissions. Some may also experience anejaculation and hematospermia. Repeated attacks and prolonged, unresolved cases of prostate stones can cause physical discomfort and psychological distress, leading to mental states such as fear, anxiety, and depression. The interplay between these conditions can create a vicious cycle.
Harm 4: Accelerating Aging
Prostate stones inevitably shorten the "lifespan" of the prostate, accelerating the aging process. This may lead to early onset of male "spermatogenic decline." If the prostate ages prematurely, the secretion of prostatic fluid will cease, resulting in a comprehensive decline in physical fitness and quality of life, as well as a complete collapse of male health and dignity.
Harm 5: The Biggest Root Cause of Male Infertility
International male urological experts have discovered that prostate stones contain a special substance that can cause male infertility, including asthenozoospermia, oligozoospermia, azoospermia, and teratozoospermia. This directly leads to male infertility or affects the intellectual development of future generations. According to clinical surveys conducted on the 10th National Men's Health Day in China, the proportion of infertility and subfertility caused by abnormal semen has been steadily increasing. Low sperm quality, commonly referred to as asthenozoospermia, is one of the factors contributing to declining male fertility, which should be highly emphasized.
Harm 6: Inducing Inflammation
In chronic prostatitis, due to the dilation of acini and the narrowing of prostatic ducts, urinary salts can precipitate in the prostate tissue, forming stones. The obstruction and irritation caused by stones can further trigger inflammation of the prostate, leading to congestion, desquamation of the epithelial lining of the acini, and fibrosis of the glandular tissue. If the inflammation progresses or becomes purulent, it can cause inflammation around the prostate. Severe infections may even lead to the formation of prostatic abscesses.
Harm 7: Storing Large Amounts of Bacteria
When prostate stones are crushed and cultured, a large number of bacteria grow. However, when prostate tissue is crushed and cultured, no bacteria grow. Prostate stones often serve as a focal point for infection, storing bacteria, while antibacterial antibiotics struggle to penetrate the stones to take effect. Therefore, prostate stones are highly prone to causing recurrent urinary tract infections, making conventional treatment methods difficult to eliminate the root cause.