Chronic prostatitis

In chronic prostatitis is characterised by pelvic or perineal pain without evidence of urinary tract infection, lasting longer than 3 months, as the key symptom. Pain can range from mild discomfort to debilitating, radiate to back and rectum, making sitting difficult. Dysuria, arthralgia, myalgia, unexplained fatigue, abdominal pain, constant burning pain in the penis and frequency may all be present. Frequent urination and increased urgency may suggest interstitial cystitis. Ejaculation may be painful, as the prostate contracts during emission of semen. Although post-ejaculatory pain is a very specific complaint that distinguishes from BPH or normal men.

 

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