Risk Factors and Causes Discussions - Prostatitis Forum & Social Network2024-03-28T10:11:06Zhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/groups/group/forum?groupUrl=causes-of-prostatitis&id=2201951%3AGroup%3A27735&feed=yes&xn_auth=noProstate After Laparoscopic Prostatectomytag:prostatitis.ning.com,2013-02-17:2201951:Topic:374912013-02-17T18:57:56.848ZJohn Wallerhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/JohnWaller
<p>This is one for Dr Krongrad. Do you do any type of examination of a removed prostate? If so, do you notice if they are congested with just blood or lymphatic fluid etc? i am curious because after doing prostate massages before. I noticed the swelling would return immediately. The feeling was as if something was backing up into the prostate. </p>
<p>This is one for Dr Krongrad. Do you do any type of examination of a removed prostate? If so, do you notice if they are congested with just blood or lymphatic fluid etc? i am curious because after doing prostate massages before. I noticed the swelling would return immediately. The feeling was as if something was backing up into the prostate. </p> Bad Tunatag:prostatitis.ning.com,2012-04-28:2201951:Topic:326252012-04-28T17:34:01.968ZArnon Krongrad, MDhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/krongrad
<p>Word now comes from <a href="http://www.foodpoisonjournal.com/foodborne-illness-outbreaks/india-tuna-source-of-salmonella-bareilly-and-nchanga-outbreak/" target="_blank">Food Poison Journal</a> that frozen raw tuna imported from India may be a cause for Salmonella bareilly infection. The article mentions that among the manifestations of this is Reiter's syndrome (reactive arthritis), which can be associated with prostatitis. If you have had salmonella infection and have prostatitis, please…</p>
<p>Word now comes from <a href="http://www.foodpoisonjournal.com/foodborne-illness-outbreaks/india-tuna-source-of-salmonella-bareilly-and-nchanga-outbreak/" target="_blank">Food Poison Journal</a> that frozen raw tuna imported from India may be a cause for Salmonella bareilly infection. The article mentions that among the manifestations of this is Reiter's syndrome (reactive arthritis), which can be associated with prostatitis. If you have had salmonella infection and have prostatitis, please speak up. Let's see if we can identify one such case.</p> Hip Problems and Prostatitistag:prostatitis.ning.com,2012-03-30:2201951:Topic:323732012-03-30T17:15:37.463Zdavyboyhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/davyboy
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<p>I was wondering if anyone has had hip issues with prostatisis. I am noticing all my pelvic pain is on one side particularly. My right testicle is the one that seems to feel discomfort (it does not hurt to touch it) and as well my right hip tends to be sore and tense (the muscles in particular). I have looked in the mirror and have noticed that the right side of my lower body tends to protrude slightly more than my left.</p>
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<p>Could this misalignment be…</p>
<p>Hi Everyone,</p>
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<p>I was wondering if anyone has had hip issues with prostatisis. I am noticing all my pelvic pain is on one side particularly. My right testicle is the one that seems to feel discomfort (it does not hurt to touch it) and as well my right hip tends to be sore and tense (the muscles in particular). I have looked in the mirror and have noticed that the right side of my lower body tends to protrude slightly more than my left.</p>
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<p>Could this misalignment be potentially causing my prostatisis?</p>
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<p>Has anyone heard of a link between the two?</p> Chronic prostatitis, risk of infection to would-be wifetag:prostatitis.ning.com,2012-01-22:2201951:Topic:317352012-01-22T17:58:13.522ZVinay Raohttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/VinayRao
<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">I have been suffering from prostatitis over the last 1 year. I have been treated with around 2 weeks each of Levofloxacin, Bactrim, and doxycycline with prostrate massages a few times.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">My main symptoms have been <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">a general fatigue, a sense of…</span></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">I have been suffering from prostatitis over the last 1 year. I have been treated with around 2 weeks each of Levofloxacin, Bactrim, and doxycycline with prostrate massages a few times.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">My main symptoms have been <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">a general fatigue, a sense of heaviness and inflammation in the penis, testicles, bladder, and prostrate especially after sitting continuously for a long time. On ejaculation, some of the semen does not freely come out. The semen that comes out last is also more viscous. Frequency of urination goes up towards evening after sitting all day due to my desk job. All symptoms of pain are almost 95% better every morning after a good nights sleep and keep getting worse as the day progresses. All sym</span>ptoms are <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">worse on some days than others. </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">If the information helps, I had my last sexual event, receiving unprotected oral sex in June 2oo8. I have 4 sexual partners at different times prior to this and have always had protected sex. I had no other health problems or risks to share in this context and no mumps or tuberculosis in childhood.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">My problems started in Jan 2o11 with a swelling on the tip of the penis which went away after about 2 days. This was followed by sharp pain in left testicle after about 2 weeks which was diagnosed as epididymitis. About a month or so later, a urologic surgeon did a DRE and declared prostatitis. Despite continuous treatments with various doctors and medicines described above over next 4 to 5 months my symptoms though less intense than earlier, still continue.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">My main concern is that I am considering getting married. Can the infection in my prostrate spread to my would be wife through sex. Also, have I lost my fertility for good. </span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" xml:lang="EN-US">I am a 31 year old male in good health except for the problem discussed here. I have had 4 sex partners in my life including one woman who was widely known amongst my peers as being promiscuous. I must have had vaginal sex about 5 to 6 times always using condoms without any known accidents. I had my last sexual act, only unprotected oral sex was performed on me in June 2oo8 and no sexual acts thereafter till today. In Jan 2o11,</span></p> Accidental Sexual Contactstag:prostatitis.ning.com,2011-12-24:2201951:Topic:306272011-12-24T18:06:28.277ZArnon Krongrad, MDhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/krongrad
<p>Just in time for Christmas, a report comes in of widespread <a href="http://news.am/eng/news/86416.html" target="_blank">prostatitis among Armenian men</a>. Among the suggested causes are drug use, sedentary life, and accidental sexual contacts; the report does not clarify if <em>intentional</em> sexual contacts also cause prostatitis. The report provides a <a href="http://grigoryans.am/" target="_blank">web site</a> where readers can perhaps gain more information.</p>
<p>Just in time for Christmas, a report comes in of widespread <a href="http://news.am/eng/news/86416.html" target="_blank">prostatitis among Armenian men</a>. Among the suggested causes are drug use, sedentary life, and accidental sexual contacts; the report does not clarify if <em>intentional</em> sexual contacts also cause prostatitis. The report provides a <a href="http://grigoryans.am/" target="_blank">web site</a> where readers can perhaps gain more information.</p> Post-Finasteride Prostatitistag:prostatitis.ning.com,2011-12-09:2201951:Topic:306412011-12-09T19:48:55.275ZMichael Voulgarhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/MichaelVoulgar
<p>I developed prostate inflammation during my 4 week finasteride treatment for hair loss some years ago.</p>
<p>Since then i have been dealing with exacerbating prostate and testicular pains, ongoing testicular atrophy, sexual dysfunction, adrenal problems and general fatigue.</p>
<p>After many hormonal approaches have failed to correct the underlying 5-ar II deficiency i have tried to restore prostate health with antibiotics, antibiotic cocktails with prostate massages and other methods. I…</p>
<p>I developed prostate inflammation during my 4 week finasteride treatment for hair loss some years ago.</p>
<p>Since then i have been dealing with exacerbating prostate and testicular pains, ongoing testicular atrophy, sexual dysfunction, adrenal problems and general fatigue.</p>
<p>After many hormonal approaches have failed to correct the underlying 5-ar II deficiency i have tried to restore prostate health with antibiotics, antibiotic cocktails with prostate massages and other methods. I have seen clear signs that some of my androgenicity returns during those treatments, especially with the prostate massages but the results are rather dissapointing because simultaneously i am facing an ongoing testicular atrophy due to the lack of dihydrotestosterone in my system.</p>
<p>I have been approached by seveal endocrinologists and urologists and noone can really improve my condition as long as the prostatic inflammation is not combated. I have been given the prostatectomy a serious thought and discussed with some surgeons about such a possibility, so that i can implement hormone treatments afterwards in a inflammatory-free environment. See in my case i will be needing ultra-high doses of testosterone to push whatever enzyme is left over functoning in order to revive somewhat my sexual ability and the ongoing inflammation hinders me from being treated correctly.</p>
<p>I would like to ask some post-operative patients, and especially the medics who have undergone this, how is their life afterwards in regards to sexuality and incontinence and whether they have considered the need of adding testosterone?</p>
<p>I am curious to know to what extend do testicles produce testosterone and convert to dht even in a non-finasteride user post-prostatectomy since the prostate plays a crucial role in the conversion of T to DHT, but so do the testicles.</p>
<p>I have my feet in two boats right now and both are sinking, my prostate is seriously inflammed and my testicles are rapidly atrophying and I need to do something to get over this before i wreck completely. </p> Yeast infections and prostatitistag:prostatitis.ning.com,2011-11-28:2201951:Topic:295492011-11-28T22:09:27.480ZDoug Thornhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/DougThorn
<p>Several months ago I had a case of Athlete's Foot. Stupidly, I didn't treat it properly and a couple of my toes started to turn greenish. I quickly treated them and that went away. Days later, the <a href="http://prostatitis.ning.com/group/symptoms" target="_self">prostatitis symptoms</a> began and it has been and on and off struggle ever since. I am on a 4th cycle of Anti-iotics (1st two were for 7 and 10 days of Cipro) and one of Levaquin (15 days) and now another. I have taken some…</p>
<p>Several months ago I had a case of Athlete's Foot. Stupidly, I didn't treat it properly and a couple of my toes started to turn greenish. I quickly treated them and that went away. Days later, the <a target="_self" href="http://prostatitis.ning.com/group/symptoms">prostatitis symptoms</a> began and it has been and on and off struggle ever since. I am on a 4th cycle of Anti-iotics (1st two were for 7 and 10 days of Cipro) and one of Levaquin (15 days) and now another. I have taken some Diflucan with the aforementioned prescriptions, likely, to appease my theories from my MD's perspective. <br/><br/>I'd be curious to know if yeast caused this or others suspect the same thing. If not, I can at least focus more on the discomfort at hand.</p>
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<p>Doug</p> Eosinophilic Esophagitistag:prostatitis.ning.com,2011-11-22:2201951:Topic:295342011-11-22T12:53:30.787ZG8 GThttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/MichaelScovitch
<p>I have been struggling terribly with what feels like acid reflux for the last 1.5 years. These symptoms have not been helped by ANY Proton Pump Inhibitor, and symptoms are actually worse sometimes while on them. I finally received a diagnosis after a recent test: Eosinophilic Esophagitis. This is a pretty unknown diagnosis, but leading theories point to food allergy. I will be going through many levels of allergy testing and will adjust my diet accordingly. I am very, very interested to see…</p>
<p>I have been struggling terribly with what feels like acid reflux for the last 1.5 years. These symptoms have not been helped by ANY Proton Pump Inhibitor, and symptoms are actually worse sometimes while on them. I finally received a diagnosis after a recent test: Eosinophilic Esophagitis. This is a pretty unknown diagnosis, but leading theories point to food allergy. I will be going through many levels of allergy testing and will adjust my diet accordingly. I am very, very interested to see if this helps, and wonder if EoE is somehow tied to prostatitis through the process of inflammation?</p> Prostatitis, Depression, Lower Urinary Tract Symptomstag:prostatitis.ning.com,2011-11-14:2201951:Topic:280352011-11-14T14:16:55.583ZArnon Krongrad, MDhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/krongrad
<p>A new study from San Francisco shows that in men who have sex with men, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21962880" target="_blank">prostatitis is associated with lower urinary tract symptoms</a>. So are depression and other variables.<br/> <br/>
We know that lower urinary tract symptoms are associated with prostatitis. So is depression. </p>
<p><br/> Are patients and physicians addressing the emotional dysfunction that goes with prostatitis?</p>
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<p>A new study from San Francisco shows that in men who have sex with men, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21962880" target="_blank">prostatitis is associated with lower urinary tract symptoms</a>. So are depression and other variables.<br/> <br/>
We know that lower urinary tract symptoms are associated with prostatitis. So is depression. </p>
<p><br/> Are patients and physicians addressing the emotional dysfunction that goes with prostatitis?</p>
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<p> </p> Occupation and Prostatitis Risktag:prostatitis.ning.com,2011-11-11:2201951:Topic:274702011-11-11T13:17:46.195ZArnon Krongrad, MDhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/krongrad
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1067455928?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1067455928?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="175"></img></a> A <a href="http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/News/Story/A1Story20111023-306636.html" target="_blank">report published in AsiaOne Motoring</a> suggests that the risk of prostatitis is 10% higher in Beijing's cab drivers than in the general population. It also suggests a higher risk of erectile dysfunction.</p>
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<p>Occupation can be associated with illness. For…</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1067455928?profile=original"><img class="align-right" width="175" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1067455928?profile=RESIZE_180x180"/></a>A <a target="_blank" href="http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/News/Story/A1Story20111023-306636.html">report published in AsiaOne Motoring</a> suggests that the risk of prostatitis is 10% higher in Beijing's cab drivers than in the general population. It also suggests a higher risk of erectile dysfunction.</p>
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<p>Occupation can be associated with illness. For example, coal mining is associated with lung disease. So while the report does not provide the scientific methods behind the reported increases in risk, it does provoke a question: Are there occupations with which the prevalence of prostatitis is higher?</p>