Prostatitis is inflammation or infection of the prostate gland —
an organ about the size and shape of a walnut, located just below
the bladder in males. The prostate gland produces semen, the fluid that helps
nourish and transport sperm. Prostatitis can cause a variety of symptoms, including
a frequent and urgent need to urinate and pain or burning when urinating — often
accompanied by pelvic, groin or low back pain.
Prostatitis has been classified by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) into four categories.
Category 1 is acute bacterial prostatitis.
Category 2 is chronic bacterial prostatitis.
Category 3 includes the conditions previously known as
nonbacterial prostatitis, prostatodynia and chronic pelvic pain syndrome
Category 4 is asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis.
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concerning therapies available for treating
cancer and other health issues. What therapy might
be best? What approach might offer the best
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