User:Mr. Ibrahem/Prostatitis
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Prostatitis is inflammation of the prostate gland.[1] There are two main types acute and chronic.[1] Acute prostatitis is sudden in onset, results in significant pain, and is less common.[1] Chronic prostatitis lasts for at least three months, symptoms come and go, and it is more common.[1] Complications of acute disease may include urinary retention or a prostate abscess.[1] Chronic disease may result in recurrent urinary tract infections.[2]
The cause of acute disease is generally a bacterial infection, while the cause of chronic disease is often less clear.[1] Chronic disease may be divided into chronic bacterial prostatitis and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS).[2] Another category is known as asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis (AIP).[2] Diagnosis may involve examination, urinary analysis, medical imaging, PSA testing, and semen testing.[2]
Treatment depends on the type.[1] Acute prostatitis is generally treated with antibiotics while chronic disease may be treated with alpha blockers and NSAIDs in addition to antibiotics.[1][2] Rarely surgery is required.[2] Asymptomatic prostatitis may not require treatment.[2]
Prostatitis affects about half of males at some point in time.[2] It represents the reason for about a quarter of urology visits related to urinary symptoms.[2] Prostatitis most commonly occurs in a persons 30s or 40s.[1] Prostatitis was first described by Verdies in 1838 and early treatments included leeches and prostatic message.[4]