When To Call A Professional

Contact a health care professional if you develop:

• Difficulty with urination

• Pain in the groin, testicles or back

• Pain during sexual intercourse

• An adverse reaction to an antibiotic or other medication given to treat your prostate infection

Prognosis

Chronic prostatitis can be very difficult to cure. Many men do not respond to one or more prolonged courses of antibiotics. Because little is understood about prostatitis that is not caused by infection, finding the right treatment may be difficult. Nonetheless, several potentially effective treatments are available.

Be sure to see a health care professional if you have ongoing symptoms of chronic prostatitis that have not responded to treatment. If you have unusual or particularly troubling symptoms, your doctor may refer you to a urologist or other specialist.

There is no evidence that chronic prostatitis increases the risk of developing prostate cancer.

Additional Info

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders Office of Communications and Public Liaison Building 31, Room 9A04 Center Drive, MSC 2560 Bethesda, MD 20892-2560 Phone: (301) 496-3583 Fax: (301) 496-7422 http://www.niddk.nih.gov/

American Foundation for Urologic Disease 1000 Corporate Blvd., Suite 410 Linthicum, MD 21090 Phone: (410) 689-3990 Toll-Free: (800) 828-7866 Fax: (410) 689-3998 http://www.afud.org/

Prostatitis Foundation 1063 30th St. Box 8 Smithshire, IL 61478 Toll-Free: 888-891-4200 Fax: 309-325-7184 http://www.prostatitis.org/