Post Date December, 03 2023
Some patients with prostatitis have this question during sexual life: Is chronic prostatitis a sexually transmitted disease and can it infect their wives? Below is a specific understanding of the infection of prostatitis.
"To analyze whether prostatitis can be infected, first of all, it is necessary to clarify its classification." Gao Xu, Department of Urology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to the Second Military Medical University, introduced that according to the NIH classification, prostatitis includes acute bacterial prostatitis (Type I), chronic bacterial prostatitis (Type II), chronic non bacterial prostatitis (Type III), and asymptomatic prostatitis (Type IV). The first two are caused by bacteria or pathogenic microorganisms. Typical type I prostatitis can have sudden onset of frequent urination, urgency, and pain in urination, accompanied by systemic symptoms such as chills, fever, and muscle soreness.
Type III prostatitis, also known as chronic pelvic pain syndrome, is the most common. Its symptoms are similar to type II prostatitis, including recurrent urinary tract infections, no fever, but perineal discomfort, occasional testicular and back pain, etc. However, it is not possible to detect which microorganisms are causing it.
Patients with type IV prostatitis do not feel unwell themselves, but on physical examination they may find white blood cells in prostate fluid or prostate tissue.
Even prostatitis, which can identify pathogenic microorganisms, is not a sexually transmitted disease in the vast majority. Because the pathogenic bacteria are mostly Escherichia coli, rather than the pathogens that cause sexually transmitted diseases. "If the patient is Type III, there is no clear pathogenic microorganism, let alone sexual transmission.".
Of course, there are also some prostatitis caused by gonococcus, mycoplasma, and chlamydia. These pathogenic microorganisms may theoretically be transmitted through sexual life. Husbands should avoid sexual intercourse early in treatment. However, this situation is relatively rare.
(Intern Editor: Cai Junyi)
