Acute prostatitis tends to cause pain in the perineal area or around the urethra, and less often causes pain a little above the buttocks. Patients with chronic prostatitis can experience pain in the lumbosacral area above the buttocks.
Acute prostatitis is generally more acute, the patient is mainly manifested as urinary pain, dysuria or even acute urinary retention, can also appear perineum, suprapubic area or external genitalia and other parts of the pain, usually does not cause a little bit of pain above the buttocks area.
Chronic prostatitis usually has a longer course, and patients can experience discomfort or vague pain in the perineum, lower abdomen, suprapubic area, inguinal area or lumbosacral area. In addition there will be long-term urinary frequency, urgency, pain during urination, burning sensation in the urethra and other symptoms. The long duration of the disease can trigger premature ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, spermatorrhea, pain during ejaculation and other manifestations of sexual dysfunction.
Patients with suspected prostatitis are advised to go to the hospital as soon as possible to get a clear diagnosis and be treated accordingly.