Male gonorrhea whether to check the prostate

Male gonorrhea generally requires examination of the prostate.

Gonorrhea is caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection of the genitourinary system, although male patients with urethral inflammation, mainly manifested as urethral burning, redness, increased secretions, but the prostate is a part of the male reproductive system, and connected with the urethra, if the disease is serious, pathogenic bacteria can enter the prostate retrograde through the urethra, resulting in prostatitis. Therefore, in order to diagnose the complications of prostatitis, in addition to other examinations, it is also necessary to check the prostate by rectal digital examination, prostatic fluid examination or ultrasound examination, so as to timely abnormal lesions, so as not to delay the treatment of the disease and affect the reproductive health of men.