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  1. Acute prostatitis - diagnosis
  2. About ED
  3. Alprostadil
  4. Antidepressants May Change Your Personality
  5. Acute prostatitis - signs and symptoms
  6. Aggressive Tooth Brushing The 1st Cause Of Tooth Pain
  7. Acute prostatitis - treatment
  8. Athletes who take NSAIDs to prevent pain may be doing more harm than good
  9. Alternative treatment methods
  10. Air Pollution Raises Infants' Risk of Bronchiolitis
  11. About mens health risks
  12. About interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome
  13. American Diabetes Association Launches Campaign to "Stop Diabetes"

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Acute prostatitis - signs and symptoms

  Men with this disease often have chills, fever, pain in the lower back and genital area, urinary frequency and urgency often at night, burning or painful urination, body aches, and a demonstrable infection of the urinary tract, as evidenced by white blood cells and bacteria in the urine. Acute prostatitis may be a complication of prostate biopsy.    

Section: Prostatitis

Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome - treatment

  No treatment required. It is standard practice for men with infertility and category IV prostatitis to be given a trial of antibiotics and/or anti-inflammatories however evidence for efficacy are weak. Since signs of asymptomatic prostatic inflammation may sometimes be associated with prostate cancer, this can be addressed by tests that assess the ratio of free-to-total PSA. The results of these tests were significantly different in prostate cancer and category IV prostatitis in one study.    

Section: Prostatitis

Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome - food allergies

  Anecdotal evidence suggests that food allergies and intolerances may have a role in exacerbating CP/CPPS, perhaps through mast cell mediated mechanisms. Specifically patients with gluten intolerance or celiac disease report severe symptom flares after sustained gluten ingestion. Patients may therefore find an elimination diet helpful in lessening symptoms by identifying problem foods. Studies are lacking in this ...

Section: Prostatitis

About mens health risks

  Mortality rates for all of the 15 leading causes of death for the total population are higher for males than females in America. Men die almost seven years earlier than women. Men are more likely to suffer from chronic illnesses, to suffer a traumatic brain injury, and to die from acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Men are less likely to ...

Section: Mens health risks

Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome - prevalence

The annual prevalence in the general population of chronic pelvic pain syndrome is 0.5%. 38% of primary care providers, when presented with a vignette of a man with CPPS, indicate that they have never seen such a patient. However, the overall prevalence of symptoms suggestive of CP/CPPS is 6.3%. The role of the prostate was questoned in the etiology of CP/CPPS when both men and women in the general ...

Section: Prostatitis

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