Yeardo year, more and more men face a common disease - prostate.Until recently, it was believed that this problem arises only in people of advanced age, but over the past decades the number of young people many young people who have signs of inflammatory lesion of the prostate gland has increased significantly.We will try to figure out what these diseases are, what are its symptoms, diagnostic methods, effective treatment methods.
What is prostate?
Prostatitis - a disease of a prostate or prostate gland - a very common disease of the male genitourinary system.Its causes can also be an infectious nature and caused by other factors.For example, weakening immunity, hypothermia, sedentary lifestyle, irregular or overly saturated sex life, nerve overload, various infections, drinking of alcohol, spices and fatty foods.
Prostate gland - one of the organs of the men's reproductive system - has a size from a walnut and is at the beginning of the urethra.Its function is to develop a secret that is responsible for sperm's sustainability.
As a rule, four types of prostatitis are distinguished: acute, chronic abacterial, chronic bacterial and chronic asymptomatic.The first type is the rarer and severe inflammation of the prostate gland, which occurs due to infection.There are pronounced symptoms: high fever, fever, acute pain in the pelvis, blood in the urine, painful ejaculation and others.When identifying the disease, urgent medical care is required, often hospitalization.
The remaining forms are chronic and less pronounced symptoms, but more common and more difficult to diagnose.Signs of chronic prostatitis are: lower abdominal pain and spine, dysuria, sexual disorders, purulent or transparent discharge from the urethra.With the asymptomatic flow of the disease, there may be no apparent manifestation, and the diagnosis is only possible according to the results of the tests.
Prostatitis in men occurs, as a rule, after 25 years, and representatives of the "strong half" who have reached 30-35 years are more at risk.By every decade, the risk of the disease increases.After forty -five, according to statistics, the disease is exposed to almost 50% of men, therefore, at this age, it is recommended to regularly undergo examination in order to detect prostate at an early stage.
Troubleshooting
When contacting a medical institution, the first thing to do is do an examination with a urologist who can either accurately diagnose the disease or prescribe additional studies.The following diagnostic methods allow to identify the presence of inflammation of the prostate gland:
- Physical examination, which includes palpation of the gland by a physician to determine its size and condition;
- prostate ultrasound transectal examination - in other words, an ultrasound performed by a special sensor through the rectum;
- study of prostate secretion, stain the urethra in the leukocytes and the presence of pathogenic bacteria in the microflora;
- study of ejaculas;
- General urine analysis - first of all, for leukocytes, proteins and contained bacteria;
- cytological and bacteriological examination of urine;
- Identification of dog level - a special protein produced by prostate cells;
- Urodynamic examination - in difficult cases, for a more accurate diagnosis;
- Cystoscopy - used according to strict indications, mainly for damage and before surgical intervention.
The need to use specific diagnostic methods is determined by a physician, and the list may decrease significantly or, conversely, increase.The most important thing is to accurately and timely identify the presence of the disease and determine how to cure the prostatitis.
Prostatitis treatment methods
Modern methods of prostate treatment in men are very diverse and depend on the degree and type of disease, the presence of complications, its recipe and the characteristics of the patient's body.
Procedures are performed on a hospital outpatient basis - the method depends on the specific situation, on the patient's well -being.You should contact a specialist-urologist and possibly at the clinic, where you can first undergo diagnostics and get the necessary tests, and then, according to the results, you will describe the relevant course.It should be remembered that the disease can only be defeated with an integrated approach to treatment, it is impossible to neglect any doctor's advice.
Drug therapy
Treatment of prostate drugs includes: taking antibiotics, non -healing medicines and alpha blockers.Antibiotics are mainly used as a method of treatment of bacterial prostatitis.Most often, doctors prescribe medicines that have existing substances such as ciprofloxacin, penicillin.Alpha blockers are prescribed in chronic cases of the disease as an anesthetic and removal edema, non-steroid agents are used for acute forms of inflammation.
Note
It is important to remember that the drug should only be prescribed by a urologist, an independent choice of drug and self -medication can not only alleviate the condition, but also exacerbate the course of the disease.
Surgical intervention
For a long time, surgical manipulations have been described for the treatment of prostate, but they have mixed results, so recently the popularity of radical methods is not so high.
Transuretral prostate resection (Tour)
It consists of removing part of the prostate tissue or the entire prostate completely in order to weaken the pressure on the urethra.The result of surgery is to get rid of the symptoms of inflammation - pain.It is produced in the so -called "closed" mode - using a special device, which reduces the risk of complications.
Prostatectomy
"Open" intervention is the method of removing the gland using ordinary surgical instruments.There is a longer period of rehabilitation compared to the tournament, but in some cases it is the only possible method.Leads to complete helplessness of the patient.
Methods of non -operative treatment
In recent years, minimum invasive prostate treatment methods in men are gaining great popularity - as the most effective and at the same time not too painful.
- Thermal methods, the most common of which is microwave thermotherapy.Reduce prostate is achieved by the effects of high temperatures.
- ULTRASOUND- one of the most effective methods of therapy.It consists of the effects of ultrasound waves directly on the prostate gland.The advantages of this technique are not only in the results of positive treatment, but in the comfort and lack of pain for the patient.
- CryodestrationIt means removing inflamed tissue using liquid nitrogen.
- Laser methodsShow about the treatment of chronic prostatitis.When used, coagulation and evaporation of water from prostate tissue occurs.Also, the laser effect enhances the body's protective functions and promotes tissue renewal.
- Magnetic laser induction therapy- This is a complex effect of a magnet and laser, which has a beneficial effect on blood circulation, helps to accelerate the process of healing damaged tissue, has an analgesic effect.Moreover, this method increases the effect of medication.
- Compulsory.When using this method, a mechanical expansion of the urethra by introducing a special catheter with a spray at the bottom, which is swollen.
- stentingProstatic urethra also includes enlargement of the urethra walls, but already presenting a stent - a cylindrical frame of polymeric materials.May be named accompanied by the previous method.
- MassageIs described together with other methods of treatment and can significantly improve their effect.
- Methods of traditional Chinese medicine, in particular, reflex therapy is the effect on biologically active points of the patient's body with needles, warmth and other physical factors.The proven effect of reflexology is to restore the equilibrium of the endocrine system, the improvement of the central nervous system, the normalization of the blood flow and the metabolic processes, the elimination of nerve pain and the inhibition of inflammatory processes.Like massage, you can use in combination with other methods.
As you know, men are often careless of their health and especially avoid visiting a clinic with such a scrupupulous problem as urological diseases.However, it is better to consult a doctor and get rid of the disease in the early stages than to fight its consequences later.