Prostate and Male Endocrine

Prostatitis is inflammation of the prostate gland. A sudden or severe case can result in treatments of antibiotics. There are millions of untreated cases of prostatitis. This is a travesty because prostatitis is the precursor of a life of prostate problems - which can include cancer. Prostatitis is the greatest cause of enlarged prostate called benign prostatic hyperplasia. It might also be the greatest cause of, and is always associated with, prostate cancer. Prostatitis can be difficult to diagnose and tough to treat. This is especially true for chronic prostatitis. When it comes to diagnosis, it begins with the PSA test. Since this condition can start in young men, all men starting at age 40 should begin PSA testing. If a PSA is equal to or greater than 1, it strongly suggests an unhealthy prostate. Studies have shown that a PSA equal to or greater than 1 means that prostatitis is present 100% of the time. Identification of infection-fighting white cells within the prostate fluid confirms the diagnosis of prostatitis. In virtually all of the cases with a PSA of 1 or greater, prostatitis is present. With this in mind, a whole new avenue of prostate treatment can be started and maintained to treat men with this condition. Herein lies the difficulty involving so many men: Prostatitis is remarkably difficult to treat conventionally. Except in acute cases which might respond to antibiotics, for the most part chronic prostatitis does not respond well to these drugs. Like most chronic disease in the human body, the only real cure comes from within. We have helped many male patients with health problems related to not only the prostate but the entire endocrine system.