Influence of prostatitis on conception and pregnancy in acute and chronic form

Urological diseases negatively affect not only the quality of life of a man, but also the continuation of the family line. Prostatitis affects conception, according to medical research, negatively. Often a woman simply cannot get pregnant. Due to lack of sex or sperm infertility; or complications arise during the bearing of the fetus, which can lead to a miscarriage.

Does prostatitis affect conception?

Inflammation of the prostate often affects erectile function, reducing a man's ability to have full sexual intercourse. But even if everything is normal with potency, serious changes in the composition of the semen are likely, as a result of which the sperm cannot fertilize the egg.

On the other hand, there are many cases of successful conception of a child in a family where a man has been diagnosed with prostatitis, however, the disease can still cause serious consequences and pathologies:

• Ectopic fertilization;
• Frozen pregnancy;
• Intrauterine pathologies caused by bacteria in a child;
• Chronic urethritis and cystitis in a woman;
• Prolonged and severe toxicosis;
• Miscarriage.

The likelihood of a pregnancy ending with the birth of a healthy child is significantly increased if conception is planned and carried out after the completion of the therapeutic course.

What does it depend on?

The negative effect of prostatitis on conception is expressed in the following factors:

• Under the influence of inflammation, the glandular tissues change, adhesions appear, and the sperm does not have an exit from the organ;
• Presence of infections. If prostatitis is caused by a bacterial lesion, there is a high probability of pathogens entering the female body, which reduces the likelihood of conceiving a child;
• Peculiarities of the effect of drugs. A number of medications suppress sperm vitality, which makes fertilization almost impossible;
• Prostate cyst. It develops against the background of untreated prostatitis and seriously impairs the quality of ejaculate;
• Prostatectomy. Removal of the gland causes "dry" ejaculation, that is, semen is not released from the penis at the time of orgasm.

In addition, the characteristics of the impact of prostatitis on conception depend on the form of the disease. Acute course of pathology causes:

• Decreased erection due to damage to the genitourinary system;
• Bacterial damage to tissues responsible for sperm synthesis;
• Toxic substances released by pathogenic microorganisms destroy sperm cells;
• The process of inflammation thickens the semen;
• Stagnation of blood in the small pelvis provokes dysfunction of the prostate gland, which leads to less sperm production.

Chronic inflammation of the prostate makes conception likely, however, the following incidents are possible:

• Pathological pregnancy in any form;
• Illness of a child due to an infection in the womb.

Chronic prostatitis is divided into:

• Congestive - characterized by congestion in the prostate and, if untreated, leads to infertility;
• Calculous - accompanied by the formation of stones in the organ and ducts. Conception is affected by erectile dysfunction and decreased secretion synthesis.

Pregnancy after prostatitis treatment

Prostatitis and conception can be combined with each other, but not always. In order for everything to be fine when planning a pregnancy, a man needs to take certain measures aimed at full treatment of prostate inflammation.

Therapy includes several stages:

• Getting rid of soreness;
• Elimination of the inflammatory process;
• Getting rid of the causative agents of the process;
• Restoration of erectile and reproductive functions.

Key actions:

• Therapy with drugs of the antibiotic group;
• Taking adrenergic blockers;
• Prostate massage;
• Surgical intervention, including minimally invasive methods (if necessary).

The urologist must be informed about the desire to have a child, which will allow him to adjust the therapeutic regimen in such a way as to minimize negative side effects that may interfere with conception.

After completing the treatment, it is necessary to undergo a complete urological examination. This includes:

• Spermogram;
• ultrasound;
• Hormone tests;
• Study of prostatic secretion.

Attempts to become pregnant should be started after the examination shows:

• Stable spermogram data - the motility and vitality of spermatozoa has been proven, the physical and chemical composition fully comply with the standards;
• The number of leukocytes in reference values;
• Absence of pathogenic microorganisms, purulent contents;
• Normal functioning of the prostate and the absence of fungi - this information is obtained by examining prostatic juice;
• Absence of calcifications and blood stasis.

With antibiotic therapy, it is important to wait a while so that the metabolites of the drugs are completely eliminated from the body. Also, waiting is necessary in order for the semen to fully recover. Pregnancy should be planned no earlier than a month after the end of therapy, provided that the tests showed complete recovery.