Feb 22, 2025 · Prostatitis is a condition of the prostate gland most often linked with swelling and irritation, called inflammation. Prostatitis can make it painful or hard to urinate. It also may …

Nov 14, 2023 · Urinary tract infections (UTIs) and other bacterial infections can cause certain types of prostatitis, but some have no cause. There are treatments that help manage your …

The causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments for chronic prostatitis/pelvic pain syndrome and acute and chronic bacterial prostatitis.

Prostatitis can result from a bacterial infection that spreads to the prostate from the urinary tract or from bacteria in the bloodstream. Bacterial infections may develop slowly and tend to recur …

Jul 1, 2025 · Prostatitis is inflammation of the prostate gland. This problem can be caused by an infection with bacteria. However, this is not a common cause.

Mar 25, 2025 · Acute bacterial prostatitis comes on suddenly and is often caused by infections with bacteria such as Escherichia coli that normally live in the colon. Men can suffer muscle …

Jul 8, 2025 · The prostate is subject to various inflammatory disorders [1]. One of these syndromes is acute bacterial prostatitis, an acute infection of the prostate, usually caused by …

Prostatitis can be caused by bacteria that leak into the prostate gland from the urinary tract (the most common bacterial cause) and from direct extension or lymphatic spread from the rectum. …

Chronic bacterial prostatitis, also relatively uncommon, occurs when bacteria manage to hide and grow in the prostate. Men have urinary tract infections that seem to go away but then come …

The National Institutes of Health organizes prostatitis into four categories. Categories I and II constitute 10% of cases and include acute and chronic bacterial prostatitis, respectively.