Prostatitis usually can not be cured by itself, after standardized treatment, acute prostatitis usually can be cured in about 1 week, chronic prostatitis usually need 2-4 weeks to be cured, and the condition is serious and even need more time. You need to take medication and surgery. There is no specific clinical data on the time for prostatitis to heal itself, if the patient is chronic prostatitis, it will take about 2-4 weeks of treatment. If the patient is acute prostatitis, the patient needs to consult a doctor in time and take treatment, usually about 1 week can be cured. Patients with acute prostatitis can take oral amoxicillin clavulanate potassium capsule, roxithromycin capsule and other antibiotics as prescribed by the doctor, and can also take oral tamsulosin hydrochloride extended-release capsules, doxazosin hydrochloride tablets and other alpha receptor blockers. If necessary, surgical treatment can be taken, mainly by incision and drainage, prostate puncture and drainage of pus and other surgical methods. Prostatitis patients usually can not be self-cured, the patient should promptly go to the hospital, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, to avoid aggravating the condition. The above drugs need to be used under the guidance of a professional physician, to avoid blind use of drugs, so as not to aggravate the condition.