Can prostatitis cause sexual dysfunction?

The clinical manifestations of patients with prostatitis are a group of syndromes. In addition to the syndromes of urinary symptoms, pain in the pelvic region, and infertility, the most common reason for consultation is sexual dysfunction, which manifests itself in the form of low libido, erectile dysfunction (ED), rapid ejaculation (or premature ejaculation), failure to ejaculate, and frequent seminal emission. The debate about whether prostatitis causes sexual dysfunction has been going on for a long time, and clinicians, either due to different academic views or for other purposes, often give patients far different explanations, so that patients are at a loss. Prostatitis and sexual dysfunction are closely linked, and it can affect sexual function through the following aspects. 1, neurological factors. The prostate and penile erection, ejaculation related blood vessels and nerves in the anatomical close adjoining relationship, and the prostate of the seminal part of the distribution of rich nerves, is the occurrence of a high degree of sexual arousal of the sexy area. Prostatitis can change the excitability of local nerves, resulting in increased sensitivity to premature ejaculation or spermatorrhea, and may also reduce its excitability to delayed ejaculation or non-ejaculation. 2, anatomical factors. Prostatitis can cause pain in the pelvic region and urethral irritation signs, and many patients think that local symptoms worsen after sex, and refuse to have sex; prostatitis can cause periarthritis, so that some patients have ejaculatory pain, not dare to have sex. 3, psychological factors. Prostatitis is most likely to lead to a variety of sexual dysfunction factors, is psychological factors. The psychological disorders of excessive concern about prostatitis, such as depression, anxiety, fear will lead to patients without “sexual interest”, low libido, ED; fear of prostatitis will infect the lover, dare not have sex; that prostatitis should be abstinence and refused to have sex; long-term nervousness will also make testosterone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, dopamine and several kinds of emotion, and so on, Strictly speaking, prostatitis will not affect the secretion function of the testicles, and will not cause damage to the blood vessels and nerves of the penis, its impact on sexual function is more neuropsychological factors, and this effect in the control of prostatitis, can be completely through self-regulation and return to normal. How about self-regulation? The first is to have a correct understanding of prostatitis, prostatitis is not incurable, many men have had prostatitis, I will prostatitis called “man’s cold”, cold can be cured, of course, prostatitis can also be cured; Second, to have a correct understanding of the impact of prostatitis on sexual function, optimistic treatment of this disease; Third, change your behavior, not sitting down, not holding urine, not riding a bicycle, regular sex life. Appropriate exercise is not only beneficial to prostatitis, but also can improve sexual function; Fourth, change their dietary habits, quit smoking and avoid alcohol, do not eat spicy and stimulating food, drink plenty of boiled water, eat more apples, tomatoes, nuts; Fifth, in time to the regular hospital men’s department, under the guidance of the doctor for drug treatment.