What complications does prostatitis cause?

Prostatitis may lead to acute urinary retention, sexual dysfunction, chronic seminal vesiculitis and other complications.

1, acute urinary retention

acute prostatitis patients due to inflammation stimulation may lead to local tissue congestion, edema, when swelling tissue compression to the urethra, may lead to dysuria, severe cases even cause acute urinary retention.

2, sexual dysfunction

acute prostatitis patients due to local congestion, edema, may affect sexual function, leading to patients with decreased libido, sexual pain, erectile dysfunction and other manifestations.

3, chronic seminal vesiculitis

Chronic seminal vesiculitis is a common complication of chronic prostatitis patients, because the seminal vesicle is closer to the prostate anatomy and traffic between each other, so when the prostate has chronic inflammation, it is more likely to affect the seminal vesicle.