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Prostatitis is swelling or infection of the prostate gland. It often hurts. Prostatitis may account for up to 25% of all office visits by young and middle-aged men for complaints involving the genital and urinary systems.
There are several types of prostatitis. They vary based on how long a man has had the problem and what kind of symptoms he has. Sometimes prostatitis is caused by bacteria, but often the cause is not known.
Symptoms of long-term (chronic) prostatitis are often mild and start slowly over weeks or months. Doctors have seeing and increasing numbers of men, usually aged 35 to 45 years suffering from chronic prostatitis. The symptoms may include:
- An urge to urinate often. But you may pass only small amounts of urine.
- A burning pain when you urinate.
- A problem starting the urine stream, urinating in waves rather than in a steady stream, urine flow that is weaker than normal, and dribbling after urinating.
- Waking up at night to urinate often.
- A feeling of not completely emptying your bladder.
- Pain in your lower back, in the area between the testicles and anus, in the lower belly or upper thighs, or above the pubic area. Pain may be worse during a bowel movement.
- Some pain during or after ejaculation.
- Pain in the tip of your penis.
Symptoms of acute prostatitis are the same, but they start suddenly and are severe. They may also include a fever and chills. Some men may have no symptoms. |
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