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Prostatitis is inflammation or infection of the prostate gland — an organ about the size and shape of a walnut, located just below the bladder in males.
Prostatitis has been classified by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) into four categories:
- acute bacterial prostatitis
- chronic bacterial prostatitis
- chronic non-bacterial prostatitis
- asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis
Symptoms may include:
- Acute bacterial prostatitis:
- fever and chills
- flu-like symptoms
- pain in the prostate gland, lower back or groin
- urinary problems, including increased urinary urgency and frequency, difficulty or pain when urinating, inability to completely empty the bladder, and blood-tinged urine
- painful ejaculation
- Chronic bacterial prostatitis:
- a frequent and urgent need to urinate
- pain or a burning sensation when urinating (dysuria)
- pain in the pelvic area
- excessive urination during the night (nocturia)
- pain in the lower back and genital area
- difficulty starting to urinate, or diminished urine flow
- occasional blood in semen or in urine (hematuria)
- painful ejaculation
- a slight fever
- recurring bladder infection
- Chronic nonbacterial prostatitis:
- a frequent and urgent need to urinate
- pain or a burning sensation when urinating (dysuria)
- pain in the pelvic area
- excessive urination during the night (nocturia)
- pain in the lower back and genital area
- difficulty starting to urinate
- occasional blood in semen or in urine (hematuria)
- painful ejaculation
- recurring bladder infections
Causes may include:
- infectious agents
- heavy lifting
- interstitial cystitis
- physical activity
- pelvic muscle spasm
- structural abnormalities of the urinary tract
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