Yes Prostatitis is serious as it can be life threatening if it's left untreated.
Prostatitis is diagnosed through a rectal exam as well as urine and blood tests.
Diagnosing prostatitis involves ruling out other conditions as the cause of your symptoms and determining what kind of prostatitis you have.
Prostatitis can be detected by a urine test or even blood tests.
Your doctor might have a sample of your urine analyzed to look for signs of infection in your urine (urinalysis).
Your doctor might also send a sample of your urine to a lab to determine if you have an infection.
The fastest way to cure prostatitis is through use of antibiotics if the prostatitis is caused by bacteria.
The antibiotics can then kill off the bacteria and cure and get rid of the prostatitis.
Acute bacterial prostatitis is treated with antibiotics.
You might get antibiotic tablets to take at home.
These should treat the infection quite quickly. You'll usually take antibiotics for up to four weeks.
If prostatitis is caused by a bacterial infection, it can usually be treated with antibiotics.
Depending on the cause, prostatitis can come on gradually or suddenly.
It might improve quickly, either on its own or with treatment.
Some types of prostatitis last for months or keep recurring (chronic prostatitis).
Prostatitis can be caused by sexual contact although Prostatitis is not an STD and it can be caused by a variety of other factors.
Prostatitis is not contagious and is not an STD. Prostatitis can happen at any age.
Symptoms of prostatitis may include urinating more often, burning or stinging during urination, pain during urination, and fever and chills.
Prostatitis is serious as it can be life threatening.
The widespread inflammation with prostatitis can be life-threatening.
It requires immediate medical treatment.
Antibiotics can cause an upset stomach.
Men with chronic bacterial prostatitis may need lots of antibiotics to treat recurring infections.
Prostatitis is a disease of the prostate that results in pain in the groin, painful urination, difficulty urinating and other symptoms.
Acute bacterial prostatitis is often caused by common strains of bacteria.
The infection can start when bacteria in urine leak into your prostate.
Causes of prostatitis may include infection, injury, or an immune system disorder.
Symptoms include difficulty urinating, pain in the groin, pelvic area, or genitals, and, sometimes, flu-like symptoms.
Prostatitis may get better on its own.
If the prostatitis is caused by a bacterial infection, antibiotics may be prescribed.
Prostatitis can't always be cured, but its symptoms can be managed.
Treatment should be followed even if you feel better. Patients with prostatitis aren't at higher risk for getting prostate cancer.
Acute bacterial prostatitis is treated with antibiotics.
You might get antibiotic tablets to take at home.
These should treat the infection quite quickly.
You'll usually take antibiotics for up to four weeks.