Prostatic Pain: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Prostatic Pain

Chronic Prostatitis

The role of MRI of the prostate in the diagnosis of men with chronic prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain syndrome is currently being evaluated. [drrobking.com.au]

Chronic nonbacterial prostatitis Other names Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS), prostatodynia, painful prostate Specialty Urology Causes Unknown[1 [en.wikipedia.org]

In contrast, chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (category III), which accounts for 90%-95% of prostatitis cases, is of unknown etiology and is marked by a mixture [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute Prostatitis

In Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome, the author provides today’s most current information covering the four categories of prostatitis (acute, chronic bacterial [books.google.de]

These are pain medicines (aspirin, ibuprofen, etc.) and muscle relaxers. Prostatic Massage Prostatic massages can help ease pressure in the prostate. [urologyhealth.org]

In one report, of 600 men diagnosed with prostatitis, 5% had bacterial prostatitis, 64% had nonbacterial prostatitis, and 31% had pelvic-perineal pain syndrome or prostatodynia [emedicine.com]

Prostatic Cyst

What is prostate pain? Prostate pain is any pain or discomfort of the prostate gland. [healthgrades.com]

Transrectal aspiration of the cyst resulted in return of antegrade ejaculation and resolution of epididymal pain.", keywords = "aspiration, cysts, ejaculatory duct, prostatic [experts.umich.edu]

Drach-class: Prostatodynia. TRUS: Tender dilated seminal vesicles, slight tenderness over cyst. [prostatitis.org]

Carcinoma of the Prostate

We report a new case of carcinoma of the prostate metastatic to the parotid. The tumor was painful and had invaded the mandible. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

pain around the prostate while sitting. [moffitt.org]

Signs of metastatic prostate cancer may include: Swelling in legs or pelvic area Numbness or pain in the hips, legs or feet Bone pain that doesn’t go away, or leads to fractures [cancercenter.com]

Prostatic Abscess

Rectal examination done by a physician may be painful. The prostate is usually enlarged. [merckmanuals.com]

[…] abscess such as dysuria, pelvic pain or tender prostate. [ijcasereportsandimages.com]

Prostate Injury

RESEARCH August 20 2017 PRIOR TO SOLUTION Removal of catheter after prostate surgery was very painful in my case. [health.sabhlokcity.com]

Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome/nonbacterial prostatitis /prostatodynia is the most common non-bacterial form. [brighamandwomensfaulkner.org]

Acute bacterial prostatitis Chronic bacterial prostatitis Chronic (nonbacterial) prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS; sometimes termed prostatodynia) with subtypes [emedicinehealth.com]

Prostatic Calculus

The prostate is a walnut- Prostatodynia is typically a chronic, painful disease. [wordinfo.info]

Symptom of Prostate Stones (Prostatitis) Frequent Pain and swelling of the prostate gland. Enlarged prostate (BPH). Pain in the groin. Weak urine stream. [menshealthcures.com]

Prostate blood flow characteristics in the chronic prostatitis/pelvic pain syndrome. J. Urol 163, 1130–1133 (2000). 29. Eryildirim, B. et al. [nature.com]

Trichomonas Prostatitis

Classification of benign disease associated with prostatic pain, prostatitis or prostatodynia. J Urol 1978: 120: 266. 12. Nickel JC. [indianjurol.com]

A., 1978, Classification of benigndisease associated with prostatic pain: prostatitis or prostatodynia? Journal of Urology 120 : 266. PubMed Google Scholar 7. [link.springer.com]

Prostate pain in the perineum Prostate pain between anus and scrotum Lower back pain Urinary frequency and urgency Frequent urination at night Difficult urinating Burning [prostatitischina.com]

Prostatic Disease

Chronic prostatitis /chronic pelvic pain syndrome Primarily symptoms of pain, voiding, and sexual dysfunction IIIa Inflammatory WBC − + Bacteria − − IIIb Noninflammatory* [msdmanuals.com]

Prostatitis Prostatitis presents with a broad array of symptoms. These may include the classic symptoms of prostatism or symptoms of dyspareunia (painful ejaculation). [aneskey.com]

WBC − + Bacteria − − * Previously called prostatodynia. +/− means possibly present; + means present; − means absent. [msdmanuals.com]

Seminal Vesiculitis

Ordered 3T MRI with rectal coil., which basically said some diffuse changes, most likely prostatitis. [healthunlocked.com]

– Medium Prostatitis Pain Relief: Patients Prefer Herbal Medicine Diuretic and Anti-Inflammatory Pill over Antibiotics Bruises: Causes, Treatments, Prevention Natural Treatments [pinterest.es]

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 73 1.3 Category III: Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/CPPS). .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 74 1.4 Category IV: Asymptomatic Inflammatory [semanticscholar.org]

Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate

Prostate : Painful urination, bladder control issues, more frequent urges to urinate at night, blood in semen, and painful ejaculation. [medicalnewstoday.com]

"Chronic prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain syndrome." U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. "Prostate Cancer Screening Final Recommendation." [webmd.com]

Four patients presenting with painful lumbosacral plexopathy were found to have intraneural lumbosacral prostate adenocarcinoma. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Prostatitis may cause painful urination, painful ejaculations, and generalized groin/abdominal pain. [medicinenet.com]

Pain may be felt right where the urine passes out of the body. Or, it may be felt inside the body, behind the pubic bone, or in the bladder or prostate. [web.archive.org]

However, not all enlarged prostates are due to BPH. An enlarged prostate may be caused by BPH, prostatitis, and prostate cancer. Do prostatitis and BPH cause pain? [medicinenet.com]

Transurethral Prostate Resection

INTRODUCTION: To evaluate the effects of periprostatic bupivacaine administration on pain control and analgesic consumption after transurethral prostate resection (TURP). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

It can help relieve the uncomfortable or painful symptoms associated with an enlarged prostate. The prostate is a walnut-sized gland that produces seminal fluid in men. [healthline.com]

[…] symptoms like pain or difficulty when peeing These procedures aren't suitable for all men with prostate enlargement. [nhs.uk]

Cyst of the Seminal Vesicles

Most lateral prostatic cysts are related to chronic prostatitis. 2,3 Symptomatic prostatic cysts are a cause of chronic pelvic pain, upper or lower urinary tract infection [elsevier.es]

Large cysts cause symptoms such as surrounding organ pressure, cause lower urinary tract symptom (LUTS), prostatitis, pelvic pain, ejaculation disorder and epididymitis [5 [edoriumjournals.com]

Most patients with this anomaly are asymptomatic or present during early adulthood with non-specific symptoms such as prostatism, urinary urgency, dysuria, painful ejaculation [ispub.com]

Suprapubic Prostatectomy

This involves pain in the prostate gland, also called prostatodynia. It's frequently a symptom of prostatitis. [hopkinsmedicine.org]

This growth is called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). It is not related to cancer. An enlarged prostate due to BPH can make it harder to urinate. [healthline.com]

Prostatitis is inflammation or infection of the prostate gland characterized by discomfort, pain, frequent or infrequent urination, and, sometimes, fever. Prostatalgia. [hopkinsmedicine.org]

Nongonorrheal Male Urethritis

(These medicines are not effective treatments for noninfectious/nonbacterial prostatitis); pain drugs; surgery - the removal of the infected portions of the prostate for severe [remedy-prostate-infection.com]

Providers should be alert to the possibility of chronic prostatitis /chronic pelvic pain syndrome in male patients experiencing persistent pain ( perineal, penile, or pelvic [wikidoc.org]

[…] can be divided into four groups: acute bacterial prostatitis, chronic bacterial prostatitis, chronic abacterial prostatitis (or chronic pelvic pain syndrome), and asymptomatic [belvarosiorvosicentrum.hu]

Prostate Rhabdomyosarcoma

Keywords 1403 prostatic rhabdomyosarcoma Publication Date: 2008-02-29 History 15 year old male with back pain for one month. [mirc.luriechildrens.org]

After evaluation we thought of prostatic rhabdomyosarcoma which was later confirmed by IHC study. [oncologypro.esmo.org]

[…] in the bladder or prostate can cause: blood in the urine difficulty urinating pain when urinating constipation Rhabdomyosarcoma around the testicles can cause painless enlargement [cancer.ca]

Chronic Urethritis

Persistence of pain, discomfort, and irritative voiding symptoms beyond 3 months should alert the clinician to the possibility of chronic prostatitis or chronic pelvic pain [antimicrobe.org]

and to avoid pain, urinary troubles, and sexual dysfunction that can come with illness or from the wrong treatment! [fca.com]

Mine went away after a couple months but I think it's coming back this time with lower back pain and a little bit of a burning sensation in my prostate area. 09-07-2005, 06 [healthboards.com]

Prostate Examination

A doctor also performs a digital rectal exam to check for prostate pain and lumps, growths or hard areas on the prostate, but even that is not diagnostic. [livestrong.com]

Question If I have a pain between my scrotum and my anus, could I have prostate problems? [wikihow.com]

Andriana Chêneau Community Answer Prostatitis pain can occur in the area between the scrotum and anus or in the lower back, penis, or testes. You should see a doctor. [wikihow.com]

Urinary Tract Infection

Category IIIA is chronic, inflammatory abacterial prostatitis, and category IIIB is chronic, noninflammatory abacterial prostatitis, also known as chronic pelvic pain or prostatodynia [emedicine.com]

[…] by an acute infection of the entire prostate gland, resulting in fever and localized pain. [emedicine.com]

Chronic abacterial prostatitis. [emedicine.com]

Urinary Bladder Transitional Cell Carcinoma

Abstract Monosomy for chromosome 9, as well as loss of heterozygosity for markers on this chromosome, has been detected in a high percentage of transitional cell carcinomas (TCC) of the bladder. We report a case of a TCC of the bladder with an interstitial del(9)(q11q21.2) that could be indicative of the presence[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Bladder Calculus

These stones are usually painful and often cause infections in the bladder and prostate area. [prostata-therapie.de]

In our case the prostate is the likely cause of this stone. [doi.org]

The disadvantage of an open cystostomy is that it causes more pain afterwards and has a longer recovery time than the other types of surgery. [nhs.uk]

Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

Pregabalin for the treatment of men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. [jamanetwork.com]

PURPOSE: Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a prevalent urologic disorder among men, but its etiology is still poorly understood. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Stage IV Prostate Carcinoma

[…] about-prostate-cancer/prostate-cancer-side-effects/managing-bone-metastases-and-pain/ [pcf.org]

This means an injection of a numbing drug into the prostate gland to reduce pain during the biopsy. How many cores? [health.harvard.edu]

Palliative care specialists are experts in treating the symptoms of a serious illness like prostate cancer. Bone pain, for example, is common with prostate cancer. [getpalliativecare.org]

Infarct of the Prostate Gland

[…] to small intestine Prostatic pain Prostatodynia Prostatorrhea Rectoprostatic fistula Squamous metaplasia of prostate gland Stricture of prostate Applies To Fistula of prostate [icd9data.com]

N42.89 Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) L90.5 - see also Scar ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L90.5 Scar conditions and fibrosis of skin 2016 2017 2018 2019 [icd10data.com]

Prostatic atrophy 9. Prostatic infarct 10. Test Variation Prostatitis Inflammation of the prostate, or prostatitis, can be painful and lead to many urinary difficulties. [urologywestchester.com]

Bone Radiation

[…] about-prostate-cancer/prostate-cancer-side-effects/managing-bone-metastases-and-pain/ [pcf.org]

Among other things, the spread of the prostate cancer to the bones (bone metastases) can cause severe pain and fracture, and hormonal therapy for prostate cancer can cause [zerocancer.org]

[…] breast or prostate cancer. [clinicaltrials.gov]

Chronic Pelvic Cellulitis

Older terms still loosely used for this type of prostatitis are prostatodynia and non-bacterial prostatitis. [ndnr.com]

III (PIN III) (D07.5) N42.8 Other specified disorders of prostate N42.81 Prostatodynia syndrome Painful prostate syndrome N42.82 Prostatosis syndrome N42.89 Other specified [en.wikisource.org]

Rugendorff EW et al: Results of treatment with pollen extract (Cernilton N) in chronic prostatitis and prostatodynia, Br J Urol 71(4):433-438, 1993. [ndnr.com]

Spicy Food

Physiol Behav. 2015 Feb;139:375-7. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.11.061. Epub 2014 Nov 25. Author information 1 University of Grenoble-Alpes, France. Electronic address: Laurent.begue@upmf-grenoble.fr. 2 University of Grenoble-Alpes, France. Abstract In the present study, we analyzed the relationship between eating behavior[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pudendal Hernia

prostatodynia (inflammation of the prostate), vulvodynia (pain, burning in vulval area), vestibulitis (pain in area surrounding entrance to the vagina), chronic pelvic pain [advancedreconstruction.com]

Prostate cancer Though often asymptomatic, prostate cancer can cause painful ejaculation. [healthline.com]

Common conditions which are evaluated include coccygodynia (pain in or around the coccyx), piriformis syndrome, interstitial cystitis, chronic or non-bacterial prostatitis [advancedreconstruction.com]

Osteitis Pubis

Abstract Thirty-five patients with pain suggesting a prostatic origin but with no evidence of active prostatic inflammation presented between 1979 and 1982 and were diagnosed [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The differential diagnosis of pain in the pubic symphysis includes muscle strain, prostatitis, orchitis, arthritis, fracture and osteitis pubis. [aafp.org]

Pain, discomfort or ache, tenderness and swelling at the front of the pelvis at the pubic symphysis Pain possibly extending to the groin, inner thigh or lower abdomen Symptoms [wosm.com]