• Risk Factors and Causes

    14 members

    In many cases, it's impossible to know why symptoms begin. In others, the causes seem clear. The discussions here will examine factors that mark a higher risk of prostatitis and ask if any of these risk factors actually cause it.

  • Diagnosis

    30 members

    Cultures, scans, ultrasounds, cystoscopies, biopsies ... and more.

  • Types of Prostatitis

    9 members

    How many types of prostatitis are there? Are definitions uniformly accepted?

  • Treatment

    62 members

    Conventional, Alternative ... there are all kinds of treatment options for prostatitis. Which ones are new? Which ones are best?

  • Other Illnesses

    2 members

    Does prostatitis cause prostate cancer or infertility? Does it affect mental function? Or cause bowel disturbance? This group will host discussions about how prostatitis may interact with and cause dysfunction with other illnesses, such as prostate cancer, and/or organ systems other than urinary an…

  • Wives, Partners, Friends

    6 members

    Wives, partners, friends ... anyone supporting a man with prostatitis.

  • Signs and Symptoms

    60 members

    Prostatitis is commonly associated with pain and urinary and sexual dysfunction. It may also be associated with prostate-nonspecific symptoms, such as fatigue and depression. This group examines signs and symptoms asssociated with prostatitis.