Prostatitis does not usually affect life. However, patients with untreated prostatitis may experience complications such as sexual dysfunction and infertility, which can have an impact on fertility. Currently there are four types of prostatitis, acute bacterial prostatitis, chronic bacterial prostatitis, chronic non-bacterial prostatitis/prostatic pain, and asymptomatic prostatitis. Different types of prostatitis are handled differently. Some do not require treatment and are not life threatening; those that do require treatment are treated in a timely manner as prescribed by the doctor and are usually not life threatening. If patients with acute prostatitis do not take timely treatment measures, they are prone to complications such as acute urinary retention, sexual dysfunction, acute seminal vesiculitis or epididymitis, etc. Patients with chronic prostatitis, if not treated, will suffer from infertility, erectile dysfunction, cystitis, and other complications, which will have an impact on the reproductive function. It is recommended that patients with prostatitis need to consult a doctor in a timely manner and follow the doctor’s instructions to choose the appropriate measures for treatment.