Prostatitis is a common male disease, which can be divided into acute and chronic types in clinical practice. Although many people have some knowledge about prostatitis, most of the time, people still have a limited understanding of it. Because of this, in real life, many male friends still fall into cognitive pitfalls, which may adversely affect their health.
Therefore, I have summarized the following five cognitive pitfalls about prostatitis for the male friends.
Pitfall 1: Chronic prostatitis is the same as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
Many patients often confuse these two conditions, and there are also quite a few patients who worry that chronic prostatitis will directly lead to BPH. In fact, these understandings are incorrect. This is because chronic prostatitis and BPH are two completely different diseases with different causes and pathological characteristics, and there is no necessary connection between them.
Pitfall 2: Only antibiotics can cure chronic prostatitis
A large portion of chronic prostatitis patients have non-bacterial cases, while some chronic prostatitis cases are caused by certain pathogenic microorganisms. Therefore, using antibiotics for treatment naturally makes it difficult to achieve good results.
Pitfall 3: Prostatitis cannot be cured
The pathological changes of chronic prostatitis are relatively complex, and many factors can exacerbate prostate congestion, leading to recurring symptoms, such as excessive fatigue or irregular diet. However, no matter how much the symptoms recur, the symptoms after recurrence are always milder than before taking medication, until they disappear. Therefore, chronic prostatitis is not incurable, but rather "incurable" due to improper treatment, lack of persistent treatment, or neglecting prevention and care after recovery. If one can receive regular and scientific treatment while avoiding the influence of some adverse factors, chronic prostatitis can certainly be completely cured.
Pitfall 4: Chronic prostatitis is contagious
In clinical practice, the vast majority of chronic prostatitis cases do not show causative bacteria, meaning they belong to non-bacterial prostatitis. For this type of chronic prostatitis, it is not contagious. Moreover, bacterial infections in other patients also fall under "non-specific bacterial prostatitis." Additionally, since the female vagina itself has a certain self-cleaning function and resistance to disease, generally speaking, patients with chronic prostatitis can safely engage in marital sexual activity.
Pitfall 5: Chronic prostatitis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD)
Prostatitis is the most common inflammatory disease of the male reproductive system. Due to its difficulty in being completely cured, many people mistakenly believe it is an STD-like disease.
Finally, experts warn that drinking alcohol, excessive indulgence or abstinence from sex, long-distance cycling, perineal trauma, urethral instrument examination, and emotional changes can all easily trigger prostatitis. Therefore, it is suggested that male friends should pay attention to the details of their daily lives and try to avoid being affected by prostatitis.