1. Information About Prostatitis
   
2. Categories of Prostatitis
   
3. Acute Bacterial Prostatitis
   
4. Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis
   
5. Prostato-Vesiculitis
   
6. Chronic Non-Bacterial Prostatitis
   
7. Prostatodynia
   
8. Treatment of Prostatitis

Disorders of the prostate are a major source of discomfort and disease in middle-aged and elderly man. Despite of the fact that this illness has been described more than a century ago, the attention of the scientists is still focused on the pathomorphology of this organ. Prostatitis is not only an isolated urological disease. Approximately, one half of all cases of surgically removed prostate glands for BPH and cancer show signs of chronic prostatitis on pathological examination. The question as to what role chronic prostatitis plays in the etiology of cancer is very important and is currently being investigated. Today, the diagnosis of prostatitis is based on the patient's complaints, palpation of the gland, microscopic examination of the glands' secretions as well as a microbial, radiographic, and urodynamical examinations.

Chronic prostatitis is a common ailment of men who get urinary tract infections. Unfortunately, this condition and its complications (spermatocystitis, sexual and neurological dysfunction of the sex organs) often leads to the loss of function. Despite of the fact that this disease has a long history, physicians are only currently focusing on its etiology, pathogenesis, pathomorphology, diagnostics, treatment of the disease, and its' effect on man's body. Particularly, the microbiologic and microscopic tests of prostate secretion and how they can best be interpreted to aid in diagnosis. As a result, there is no standardized method or criteria for evaluating and treating prostatitis. The direct and thorough analysis of the prostate gland tissue, especially its epithelium, should be taken into consideration to reliably prove the correct diagnosis.

The most sophisticated and current diagnostic tools that are beginning to be used in the diagnosis of prostatitis include the microscopic and cytological analysis of the prostate secretions obtained through prostatic massage as well as an aspiration biopsy of the prostate gland. Cytological analysis and fluorescent staining of prostate gland and seminal vesicle secretions, as well as the mucous membrane of urethra can help elicit the etiology, pathogenesis, and current stage of illness.