Prostatic juice seeding tank

The prostate is the main male organ of the urinary and reproductive system of men. This organ produces prostatic juice, which is part of the semen. The composition of the secretion of the prostate gland affects men's health and the activity of sperm for fertilization of the egg.

All these factors explain why the culture tank of prostate secretion should be examined if male infertility is suspected.

Seed tank definition

Prostate juice culture is called the collection of prostatic fluid for analysis. The liquid is collected during a strong erection, the activity and mobility of sperm depends on its consistency. The analysis is taken during the massage of the male gland. It is very important that the material is submitted in the correct way.

An important feature during the collection of prostatic juice, and especially when detecting an infection that contributes to the development of the inflammatory process, is the assessment of the collected material. Thanks to this analysis, it is possible to identify the cause of the development of the oncological process and the pathogenic flora. With a normal analysis result, harmful microorganisms are in small quantities, which does not pose a threat to the functionality of the prostate.

When the delivery of the seeding tank to patients is indicated

Urologists very often prescribe the delivery of a sowing tank to clarify the diagnosis. With the help of this analysis, various pathological processes of the prostate are identified with an assessment of the work of the male gland in general.

Tank culture of Prostate juice is assigned when:

• determining the level of male fertility;
• in case of pain in the groin area, difficulty in passing urine, burning sensation;
• if you suspect a chronic course of prostatitis.

When it is not necessary to conduct a seeding tank study

The manipulation itself is very simple, but despite its simplicity, this analysis is not assigned to all patients.

Research is prohibited for patients with:

• existing fissures in the anal passage;
• elevated temperature;
• during all types of hemorrhoids;
• prostate tuberculosis.

In the absence of any of the items from this list, it is best to examine the semen, which can also determine the occurrence of an inflammatory process in the urinary and reproductive system.

Carrying out bacteriological culture

Patients should be prepared for bacterial culture, then the analysis will be more informative.

Looking at the presented list of recommendations, you can not take it seriously. However, these recommendations significantly affect the result of the analysis. The prostatic juice is collected by a qualified specialist during the rectal massage. During rectal massage, the patient lies on his side with the knees bent and pressed against the chest. The urologist inserts his finger into the anal canal and, when performing special movements, the production of prostatic juice by the prostate is stimulated. This occurs under the influence of pressure on the isthmus of the prostate gland.

The produced juice is collected in a special container (sterile), after which this container is sent for laboratory study. In laboratory conditions, a microscopic examination of the material is carried out. When during massage the prostatic juice has not been released, which sometimes happens, then urine is collected from men, which also contains the necessary material.

This is done in a sterile container in another case, the result of the analysis may be inaccurate, which will lead to inadequately prescribed therapy, which will provoke the emergence of health problems for the man.

After the analysis arrives at the laboratory, the specialist immediately conducts a microscopic examination and sowing. All results are recorded on a special form.

Norms of analysis look like this:

• volume of collected liquid - 0.5-2 ml;
• the color of the composition is whitish with a specific smell reminiscent of raw chestnuts;
• without the presence of macrophages, gonococci, trichomanads, fungi, giant cells, amyloid bodies;
• opportunistic flora in small quantities is allowed, when growing the number of bacteria, the analysis is negative;
• material density limit - 1020-1025;
• acidity limit - 6.5-7.0;
• leukocytes in the field of view - 10, epithelial cells - 3;
• erythrocytes - single;
• grains (lecithin) - 10 million

If there are deviations from the normalized indicators, this indicates a pathological process. Correct decoding is carried out only by a profiled doctor. After decoding the results, adequate therapy is prescribed.

When too much semen is released, this warns of a possible purulent, stagnant phenomenon, which should be quickly eliminated.When very little prostatic juice is released, it means that inflammation of the prostate gland develops, which must be urgently treated.

Also, a specific smell and consistency up or down from the norm speaks of a pathological change. The presence of odor warns of the emergence of pathogenic microflora of bacterial origin. To determine its type, additional diagnostics should be carried out, which is bacterial culture.

If the prostatic juice is pink, this indicates that there is blood in the material, which indicates a serious illness. When determining too high acidity in the material, this indicates the emergence of the development of an acute inflammatory process. When an alkaline reaction is detected, chronic pathology is recognized at the stage of remission.

With leukocytosis (increased number of leucites), with an increased number of epithelial cells, erythrocytes, the specialist concludes that an inflammatory process occurs in the prostate or urethral canal. Sometimes the development of an oncological process with the appearance of tumors is diagnosed.

If such a phenomenon occurs, it means that the patient needs to undergo additional examination methods

If there are macrophages in the prostatic juice, this also indicates inflammation or stagnation that lasts for a long period of time, that is, inflammation of the chronic course. With such a phenomenon, cells of a gigantic size are present in the decoding. Amyloid bodies found in the material being viewed indicate chronic inflammation or prostate adenoma. Inflammation of the adenoma is recognized by an increased number of macrophages and multinucleated cells.

With the found amount of lecithin grains, you need to pay due attention to your health. With an increased consistency, nothing is diagnosed, but an underestimated result indicates the onset of an oncological process, a chronic course of prostatitis. With such pathologies, leukocytosis is also noted.

During the bacterial sowing, it is possible to recognize the pathogenic microflora, but it is not possible to determine the specific type of infection. Bacterial culture of the secretory fluid of the prostate gland is carried out in the laboratory of medical institutions.

However, it should be noted that for the residual diagnosis of pathology, physicians cannot provide a complete picture of the disease, since one research method is not enough. It is worth going through a detailed diagnosis of the male organ.