What does prostatitis have to do with infertility

Prostatitis often haunts men of different age categories. The disease is well treated at the initial stage of manifestation. With a prolonged inflammatory process, the transition of the disease into a chronic course occurs, which is extremely difficult to eliminate. Prostatitis and infertility are two interrelated concepts. A neglected condition negatively affects the reproductive organs of the male body, which usually becomes a problem for conception, an unborn child.

How does inflammation manifest and what triggers it

The prostate gland is a small male organ in the reproductive system. The normal size of the prostate can be compared to the size of a walnut.

The prostate is essential for very important functions:

• the performance of the third part of the semen composition;
• essential for the metabolism of testosterone;
• promotes rhythmic sperm release;
• important for adjusting the viscosity of the seed composition;
• participates in acid-base metabolism;
• takes part in controlling the processes of microcirculation of organs located in the small pelvis;

Prostatitis is an inflammatory process of the glandular organ. The disease occurs only in males. Pathology can manifest itself at any age, while accompanied by a lot of inconveniences in the usual life.

What is the reason for the occurrence of the inflammatory process

There are stagnant and infectious factors in the onset of the inflammatory process of the prostate.

• The prostate is prone to penetration of various infections that are transmitted through sexual contact (unprotected intercourse). Pathogenic microorganisms penetrate the glandular organ through the blood. These are harmful microorganisms, viruses and fungi.
• The inflammatory process in the prostate gland can flare up due to the existing chronic, infectious foci. Such as sinusitis, tonsillitis, chronic course, kidney disease.
• Surgical intervention in the organs of the male reproductive system, as one of the causes of prostatitis.
• Congestion occurs due to lack of physical activity.
• Sedentary work is also harmful to men and can cause congestion.
• Overactive sex life, or long absence thereof.
• Weakened immunity.
• Frequent freezing.
• Addiction to alcoholic beverages, nicotine or drugs.
• Impaired blood circulation and lymph flow.
• Injury to the pelvic organs.
• Hormonal imbalance.

The female body is not infected by the male body, unless the partner has an infectious type of prostatitis. In this case, the risk of infection is high if unprotected intercourse has taken place.

What are the symptoms of prostatitis

Prostatitis has four forms of the course of the disease:

• spicy;
• chronic infectious;
• not bacterial;
• prostatodynia (non-inflammatory lumps of the prostate).

Inflammation of the prostate has varying degrees of complications and severity of symptoms. The chronic stage of pathology is considered the most dangerous, since it does not have a pronounced manifestation. Patients are not worried about anything, but at the same time the disease proceeds, but is found in a neglected form. Chronic disease is difficult to treat. With Chronic prostatitis, patients often have relapses.

However, some patients still note some manifestations of the chronic form of prostatitis. They are usually associated with painful ejaculation (traces of blood in the semen). The acute form of the disease has vivid symptoms. Patients note a frequent rise in temperature, pain in the muscles, chills. Men are worried about unpleasant sensations in the perineal area, and the process of urine outflow is disturbed.

How prostatitis affects the reproductive functioning of organs

If a man is diagnosed with prostatitis, this does not always mean that he is infertile. Despite the negative effect of prostatitis on the reproductive functions of the male body, it is still possible to conceive a child with prostatitis. If the disease is detected at an early stage, then it is necessary to take all measures to eliminate the pathological process so as not to lead the disease to a chronic course. With all forms of prostatitis in childbearing age, a man is able to conceive a child. However, with an advanced type of disease, pathology adversely affects the functioning of the reproductive system. Then prostatitis and infertility are quite compatible.

If a man has an infectious prostatitis, then the female body can be infected with pathogenic flora, which adversely affects the intrauterine development of the fetus. In order to eliminate all possible risks, both partners should be examined before conception.Then male infertility and prostatitis can be detected at an early stage, which lends itself well to effective treatment.

Why chronic prostatitis is dangerous

Since the chronic form has an asymptomatic course, it is detected by patients at a later date. chronic prostatitis is dangerous because a pathology that is not noticed in time can disrupt a man's ability to fertilize, or even lead him to impotence. These facts indicate that the chronic course of the inflammatory process is the most dangerous for men of reproductive age.

In chronic prostatitis, the quality of the semen is reduced. The spermogram shows an insignificant amount of spermatozoa. Sperm have sluggish activity, and this reduces the possibility of normal fertilization of the egg. If the disease lasts too long, then it threatens morphological changes for the sperm. A particularly high risk of damage to the germ cells is noted during the course of infectious prostatitis.

In chronic, bacterial prostatitis, sperm are damaged by reactive oxygen. With their excessive production, an outbreak of inflammation occurs in the organs of the urinary and reproductive systems. Prostatitis can cause a failure of secretory functionality, which reduces the likelihood of possible conception.

The prolonged course of the inflammatory process, combined with the impaired functionality of the testicles, provokes a deteriorated change in the composition of the sperm. In the seminal fluid, living, sex cells may be completely absent.

Acute prostatitis

The acute course of the disease is very dangerous for sperm cells. The quality of the seminal fluid is subject to deterioration from temperature surges, the appearance of purulent foci, a pronounced inflammatory process. The germ cells halve their concentration. In the acute form, there is a high risk of morphological changes in sperm.

Pus affects the acidity of the semen, which has a bad effect on the activity of sperm to move. The acute form is difficult to miss, therefore, at the first symptomatology, it is necessary to seek medical help from a urologist to diagnose and prescribe effective treatment before future conception.