Prostatic fluid tests

If you have problems with the prostate, you need the help of a urologist. After conducting comprehensive examinations and researching the analysis of the secretion, it is possible to reveal the general picture of the performance of the male glandular organ. Analysis of the prostate allows you to reveal data on the degree of damage to the gland, reserve capabilities, inflammatory processes, pathogenic microflora. In chronic prostatitis, the secret of the prostate is submitted for analysis every 6 months. This is necessary to track the effectiveness of the prescribed therapeutic manipulations and change treatment measures, if necessary.

Prostatic juice characteristics

Prostatic juice is part of the ejaculant. One third of the volume of semen is prostate juice. Prostate juice is essential for sperm movement and activity. A man is incapable of conceiving a child without normal fertility. Conception occurs only when the normal composition of the secret is present. If a man has an inflammatory process, then the process of conception cannot be normal.

Research of prostate secretion:

• the composition of the secret is 96% liquid;
• potassium salt;
• sodium salt;
• citrates;
• bicarbonate;
• phosphates;
• protein enzymes;
• leukocytes;
• lecithin grains;
• lipoid fragments;
• there are also amyloid bodies in the investigated prostate secretion.

The amount of cholesterol contained in lecithin grains indicates the functionality of prostatic juice, therefore, special attention is paid to these parameters, especially when diagnosing infertility.

The composition of prostatic juice should contain citric acid, which determines the acidity of biological material with ions and zinc. The study of the analysis of the secretion of the prostate gland is carried out in 2 ml of material. Testing is carried out in laboratory conditions using a microscope.

What the Prostatic Juice Study Is About

When prostatic juice is deciphered, specialists can detect pathological processes associated with the urinary and genital spheres of the male body at an early stage of the development of the disease, before the onset of disturbing symptoms.

Analysis for prostate secretion is prescribed when:

• Male infertility - there are several types of this disease, which are associated with insufficient sperm count, activity and sperm forms. Sperm motility depends on the quality of the composition of the prostatic juice. The disturbed composition of the liquid provokes a lack of movement in the right direction (sperm cells move chaotically, not reaching their destination).
• Pathologies of the glandular organ - inflammatory processes, prostatitis, oncological process, penetration of infection into the genitourinary system, etc.
• During the course of medical manipulations, an analysis of the secretion of the prostate is also taken. An analysis of the secretion of the prostate should be prescribed to monitor the results of therapeutic therapy.

Secretory fluid is examined under a microscope to clarify the above diagnoses. If an infection is suspected, bacterial culture is performed.

When prostatic juice delivery is indicated

The study of the material is carried out in such cases:

• pain syndrome with cuts during the outflow of urine - with inflammation of the urinary canal, often the prostate is inflamed;
• pain in the groin and perineum;
• increased urine output, especially at night;
• frequent urination with a small amount of urine outflow;
• reduced potency;
• presence of discharge from the urethral canal;
• the occurrence of frequent infection of the genitourinary sphere with pathogenic flora;
• infertility.

When no prostate fluid analysis is performed:

• fissures in the anal canal, due to soreness;
• high body temperature;
• acute inflammatory process;
• acute hemorrhoids;
• prostate tuberculosis.

With the existing restrictions for the collection of prostatic fluid, semen culture, instrumental examination and other examination methods are carried out.

How Patients Prepare for Prostatic Fluid Delivery

To pass informative material, the patient must be prepared. To do this, you must adhere to some of the doctor's recommendations.

• A man should not eat 10-12 hours before submitting the material for testing.
• The Sutra is a cleansing enema.
• Before collecting the secretory fluid, the urinary tract must be emptied.
• For 3-5 days before the delivery of secretory juice, it is forbidden to have sex.
• Bath, sauna and alcohol intake are not allowed for a week before the collection of the test.

Sometimes men need psychological support or the use of sedative medications, since not everyone can easily tolerate the massage of the prostate gland, which is performed to collect prostatic secretions.

Prostatic juice is examined according to several components:

• Revealing crystallization - there is a large amount of sodium chloride in the secretory composition. During crystallization, salts take on various forms, these forms depend on the nature of the liquid. It is considered the norm when the drawing is similar to a fern leaf, complex and orderly. The more deviations, the more pronounced chaotic arrangement of crystals.
• Microscopic analysis of the collected liquid volume, color, acidity, density.
• Evaluation of cell structure (erythrocytes, leukocytes).
• Examining the juice for available macrophages.
• Evaluation for available epithelial cells and others.
• Bacteriological assessment - determination of the presence of microbes that could provoke a pathological process.

Decryption results

For the diagnosis of men, other tests are also prescribed. Since the presence of a pathological process can be considered in urine, blood, ultrasound and other studies.

Deciphering the analysis of the secret allows you to more accurately determine the state of health of the male urinary and reproductive system and prescribe the correct, effective treatment.