It is found in recent years that for some chronic
prostatitis sufferers, the diagnosis and treatment can be rather difficult. No bacteria can be found in the cultures, also no pyocyte or white blood cells can be seen under microscope. However they may suffer from urgent urinate, frequent urinate, uncomfortable urinate, pain in perineum and pain in scrotum, and pain when sitting.
After aborative tests and researching, there is actually no inflammation of their prostate. However those pain and symptoms develop because of the spasm of urethra muscles, prostate muscles, or perineum muscles. For these patients, they feel no pain on when their prostate is presed in digital rectal examination, however, their levator ani muscle can feel that pain. That's what we called prostatodynia.
Western treatment for prostatodynia is to take physiotherapy and somehow painkillers. In traditional Chinese way they can be cured by herbs which can promote blood circulation, can dissolve stasis, can promote Qi and can tonify liver. Also psychotherapy can be used as a adjuvant therapy.
Key words: prostatodynia; prostatodynia symptoms; prostatodynia treatment
