Asymptomatic prostatitis keeps returning - Prostatitis Forum & Social Network2024-03-29T00:30:43Zhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/forum/topics/asymptomatic-varicocele-chlamydia-bacteria-antibiotics?groupUrl=diagnosis&commentId=2201951%3AComment%3A30639&groupId=2201951%3AGroup%3A6136&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI know, I just wanted to get…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2011-12-09:2201951:Comment:306462011-12-09T21:07:23.468ZNino Kanhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/NinoKan
<p>I know, I just wanted to get myself better informed by talking with other professionals or people who expirience similar problems so I can understand my situtation better and maybe have more things to talk about with my urologist. I have an appointment next week and I can discuss this matter with him in detail.</p>
<p>Thank you for helping me.</p>
<p>I know, I just wanted to get myself better informed by talking with other professionals or people who expirience similar problems so I can understand my situtation better and maybe have more things to talk about with my urologist. I have an appointment next week and I can discuss this matter with him in detail.</p>
<p>Thank you for helping me.</p> Nino, I am not your doctor an…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2011-12-09:2201951:Comment:304372011-12-09T19:45:48.336ZArnon Krongrad, MDhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/krongrad
<p>Nino, I am not your doctor and am not in any position to tell you what to worry about and what not to worry about. This is just some things you can think about and discuss with your doctor(s).</p>
<p>Nino, I am not your doctor and am not in any position to tell you what to worry about and what not to worry about. This is just some things you can think about and discuss with your doctor(s).</p> So I guess I shouldn't be wor…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2011-12-09:2201951:Comment:303352011-12-09T19:34:29.831ZNino Kanhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/NinoKan
<p>So I guess I shouldn't be worrying about having bacteria in semen as long as I don't have any symptoms. I hope my urologist won't give me antibiotics again if there is no need for them.</p>
<p>Thank you for your time and making my situation clearer to me. You were of great help.</p>
<p>So I guess I shouldn't be worrying about having bacteria in semen as long as I don't have any symptoms. I hope my urologist won't give me antibiotics again if there is no need for them.</p>
<p>Thank you for your time and making my situation clearer to me. You were of great help.</p> So CPSI = 14. More to the poi…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2011-12-09:2201951:Comment:305372011-12-09T18:54:24.588ZArnon Krongrad, MDhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/krongrad
<p>So CPSI = 14. More to the point, you're not really describing prostatitis. Keep in mind that our bodies are covered by bacteria. So to find them in a specimen is either sign of infection or just normal flora/colonization that has no clinical meaning; it's also possible that they are merely contaminants from you, the staff, or the lab personnel. So finding infectious agents, such as enterococcus, is not in itself sufficient criterion for treatment. The finding has to be correlated to the…</p>
<p>So CPSI = 14. More to the point, you're not really describing prostatitis. Keep in mind that our bodies are covered by bacteria. So to find them in a specimen is either sign of infection or just normal flora/colonization that has no clinical meaning; it's also possible that they are merely contaminants from you, the staff, or the lab personnel. So finding infectious agents, such as enterococcus, is not in itself sufficient criterion for treatment. The finding has to be correlated to the clinical symptoms, which in your case are principally testicular and mild. Your doctor(s) can help with this.</p>
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<p>Yes. There is danger, including from <a href="http://prostatitis.ning.com/group/chronicprostatitistreatment/forum/topics/effects-of-long-term" target="_self">long-term antibiotic use</a>.</p> Dear Dr. Amon
Thank you for y…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2011-12-09:2201951:Comment:306392011-12-09T18:46:40.405ZNino Kanhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/NinoKan
<p>Dear Dr. Amon</p>
<p>Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately I'm not a medical expert (I'm studying engineering) so I'm not familiar with urethral colonization. The only reason I mentioned chronic prostatitis is because my urologist mentioned that I might be suffering from chronic prostatitis. Thats what really confuses me becase I'm getting different diagnoses from each doctor. The fact is that I have no symptoms except small, barely noticable tension or discomfort in my left testicle and…</p>
<p>Dear Dr. Amon</p>
<p>Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately I'm not a medical expert (I'm studying engineering) so I'm not familiar with urethral colonization. The only reason I mentioned chronic prostatitis is because my urologist mentioned that I might be suffering from chronic prostatitis. Thats what really confuses me becase I'm getting different diagnoses from each doctor. The fact is that I have no symptoms except small, barely noticable tension or discomfort in my left testicle and I was told that it is a small varicocele. On the other hand last week I gave my semen for analysis they came positive with bacteria (at the moment Enterococcus spp.). I also did a swab and it came positive with the same bacteria. Previously, I had E Colli and Enterococcus spp. (roughly half a year ago) and the first time I was tested I only had E Colli (Year and a half ago).</p>
<p>I always end up on antibiotics for months (once I was taking them almost half a year) and then I get cured. Shortly after, when I do a check up, I get bacteria in my semen again. Its starting to make me nervous and a little bit concerned to take antibiotics for this long period of time.</p>
<p>My score on CPSI is: <strong>Pain: 4</strong>, <strong>Urinary symptoms: 3</strong> I must say last week is the first time I expirienced urinary symptoms and after a few days they passed (maybe I cought a cold or something), previously when I had prostatitis I never had any problems with my bladder or urinating, <strong>Quality of Life Impact: 7 </strong></p>
<p>Now I'm wondering what exact illness do I have and if its prostatitis which one and how can I try to cure it? Also is there any danger looking long term?</p>
<p></p> Nino,
Are you not actually de…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2011-12-09:2201951:Comment:306342011-12-09T17:44:39.629ZArnon Krongrad, MDhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/krongrad
<p>Nino,</p>
<p>Are you not actually describing asymptomatic urethral colonization?<br/>What is the basis for diagnosing you with chronic prostatitis, which is associated with symptoms?</p>
<p>Have you done the <a href="http://laprp.com/pdf/cpsi.pdf" target="_blank">CPSI</a>? What is your score?</p>
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<p>Nino,</p>
<p>Are you not actually describing asymptomatic urethral colonization?<br/>What is the basis for diagnosing you with chronic prostatitis, which is associated with symptoms?</p>
<p>Have you done the <a href="http://laprp.com/pdf/cpsi.pdf" target="_blank">CPSI</a>? What is your score?</p>
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