Chronic gonococcal prostatitis

Under normal circumstances, there are many bacteria in the human body. Some bacteria are beneficial to the body, but some bacteria are harmful to the body. If the human body is infected with certain bacteria, these bacteria will multiply in the body and cause inflammation somewhere. Chronic gonococci can cause prostate inflammation in men. Let’s learn how to treat chronic gonococcal prostatitis.

Symptoms of chronic gonococcal prostatitis:

Rectal examination revealed an enlarged prostate with obvious tenderness, turbid urine, and increased peripheral leukocytosis. If not treated promptly, the prostate may form an abscess. Patients with chronic prostatitis may have no obvious subjective symptoms. They may have difficulty urinating in the morning and a small amount of white secretions may be discharged when the penis is squeezed. Examination of the secretions may reveal epithelial cells, a few pus cells and gonococci. Examination of the prostatic fluid may reveal a large number of white blood cells, a decrease in lecithin bodies, and even a large number of pus cells. After diagnosis, treatment should be thorough, otherwise it is difficult to cure it. The reason is that the prostate has many ducts and it is difficult for drugs to reach it, making it a "air-raid shelter" for gonorrhea. Acute attacks are often caused by alcoholism, overwork, and frequent sexual changes.

Infection route

1. Lymphatic infection: Lymphatic infection is relatively rare. Lower urinary tract infection and inflammation of the colon and rectum can infect the prostate through the lymphatic ducts and cause inflammation.

2. Hematogenous infection: Pathogens from infection foci elsewhere in the body can reach the prostate through the blood circulation and cause prostatitis. Common bacteria that enter the bloodstream and invade the prostate include those from the skin, tonsils, tooth decay, respiratory tract or intestinal infections.

3. Direct spread: Direct spread is a more common route of infection. When men urinate, bacteria ascend into the urethra through the urethral opening, and then invade the prostate through the prostatic duct, causing acute or chronic prostatitis.

Hypersexuality or excessive masturbation can cause repeated congestion of the prostate and induce prostatitis. Catheterization or urethral instrumentation can introduce bacteria into the urethra and cause prostate infection. Prostatic hyperplasia or the presence of stones reduces the immune ability of the prostatic urethral mucosa against non-pathogenic bacteria that can coexist peacefully in the urethra, and also makes prostatitis more likely to occur.