Prostate enlargement is not caused by prostatitis.
Both advancing age and a functioning testis are necessary for prostate enlargement to occur. However, the exact mechanism by which prostate enlargement occurs is unclear and may be due to a disruption in the balance of epithelial and mesenchymal cell proliferation and apoptosis.
Factors associated with the development of prostate hyperplasia include androgens and their interaction with estrogens, prostatic mesenchymal-glandular epithelial cell interactions, growth factors, inflammatory cells, neurotransmitters, and genetic factors.
So, prostate enlargement may be related to prostatitis, but prostate enlargement is not directly caused by prostatitis.
It is recommended that patients with prostate enlargement or prostatitis actively go to the hospital for a detailed examination and cooperate with the doctor.