The prostate is a walnut-sized gland that all men have. It is found below the bladder and in front of the rectum. The job of the prostate is to make fluid that contains sperm. This fluid protects the sperm when they travel toward a female’s egg.

If your prostate becomes swollen and inflamed, you may have a condition called “prostatitis”. Prostatitis is not a type of cancer, and it is different from having an enlarged prostate.

Four Types of Prostatitis

1. Acute Bacterial Prostatitis (fever, joint and muscle pain, pain after ejaculation, and weak urine stream

2. Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis (urgent need to urinate, pain after ejaculation, blood in semen, and sexual dysfunction)

3. Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (pain in penis, scrotum, lower abdomen, and back)

4. Asymptomatic Prostatitis
 

Risk Factors of Prostatitis

-  Between the ages of 36 - 50

-  Previous urinary tract infection

-  Previous groin injury

-  Users of urinary catheter

-  Previous prostate biopsy taken

-  HIV/AIDS patients

Tests for Prostatitis

1. Digital rectal examination by a Doctor

2. Prostate-specific antigens

3. Urine analysis

4. Prostate ultrasound

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