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What are the main symptoms of prostatitis

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Asked on:Apr 05, 2026 12:13 AM

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  • Dorothea Dorothea

    Apr 05, 2026

    1. Discomfort in urination

    Patients with prostatitis usually experience symptoms of frequent urination, burning and pain in the urethra during urination. If the patient observes carefully when getting up early in the morning, sticky threads, mucus and pus may be secreted in the urethral opening in the private parts. If treatment is not carried out promptly at this time, signs of white stools and cloudy urine will appear after the symptoms worsen.

    2. Radiating pain

    Pain in the urethra, perineum, waist, etc. Among them, low back pain is the most common, and as the condition worsens, the pain is not only limited to the local area, but also gradually spreads to multiple pains in the waist, lower abdomen, and back.

    3. Local symptoms

    There is swelling and discomfort in the urethra, perineum and anus, and the pain is aggravated by squatting, defecating and sitting on a chair for a long time.

    4. Sexual dysfunction

    Symptoms of weakness, sexual dysfunction, ejaculation pain, and premature ejaculation may occur. White discharge from the urethral orifice may occur after urination or during defecation. Hematospermia may occur when combined with seminal vesiculitis.

    5. High psychological pressure

    Due to the pain and various symptoms caused by prostatitis, patients will increase their psychological pressure, lose confidence in life, and even be unwilling to see a doctor due to taboos, leading to continued aggravation of the condition. Therefore, family members of prostatitis patients must educate men in time and actively cooperate with treatment.

    6. Neurasthenia

    Patients with prostatitis may suffer from depression, fatigue, insomnia, etc. due to a lack of accurate understanding of the disease and the inability to be cured for a long time.

    7. Other symptoms

    Prostatitis can be complicated by neurasthenia, showing fatigue, dizziness, insomnia, etc.; Long-lasting prostate inflammation can even cause allergic reactions in the body, leading to conjunctivitis, arthritis and other pathologies.

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