It is common for people (including doctors) to confuse prostatitis with urethritis. In fact, they are two completely different diseases. The main differences are: 1. Urethritis (male) is an infectious disease, while prostatitis is not; 2. Urethritis is triggered by pathogenic microorganisms (such as gonococcus, chlamydia, trichomonas or fungi, etc.), while prostatitis is only 5-10% caused by pathogenic microorganisms (such as Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, etc.); 3. The main manifestation of urethritis is painful urination and urethral overflow (when not urinating), while prostatitis never has urethral overflow (when not urinating). The actual fact is that you can find a lot of people who are not aware of the fact that they are not able to get a good deal on their own. The above is for reference only, you need to go to the hospital when there is a problem.