Lately you felt that something was wrong. You went to the toilet more and more often, you felt discomfort when urinating, pain in the intimate area, and because of frequent awakenings at night, you felt more and more tired during the day. So you overcame your shyness and you went to the doctor, who, after multiple investigations, explained that you have an enlarged prostate.  When you found out, your fear was also related to your sex life because you had heard that prostate diseases can influence it.

What is the prostate and what are its conditions

The prostate is a gland in the shape and size of a chestnut that is located immediately below the bladder and surrounds the urethra, the channel through which urine is eliminated from the bladder to the outside. The prostate has the role of secreting a liquid that encapsulates sperm and accelerates its motility, together forming the seminal fluid. In addition, it also secretes antibacterial substances that provide some protection against urinary infections.

The prostate carries out its activity under the stimulating action of male sex hormones, of which the main one is testosterone. Testosterone secretion increases suddenly at the age of puberty and begins to slowly decrease starting with the age of 30.

The most common prostate disorders are: acute and chronic prostatitis, or benign prostatic hyperplasia (hypertrophy), which over time become extremely annoying and affect men’s sex life, leading to decreased libido or erectile dysfunction.

Symptoms of an enlarged prostate

Among the most frequent symptoms are:

• Frequent urination during the day and at night
• An imperative need to urinate that is almost uncontrollable
• Feeling of discomfort when urinating
• Sensation of incomplete emptying of the bladder
• Weak and interrupted urinary stream (the bladder no longer has the power to push urine through the strait created by the growth of the prostate)
• Fatigue set in against the background of frequent awakenings at night
• Urinary infections caused by the presence of urinary residue in the bladder
• Erection onset and maintenance disorders.

For men who have an enlarged prostate, sexual intercourse is no longer really pleasurable, because they will experience pain during erection and ejaculation, which is why their sex drive will decrease. Moreover, because the prostate is directly involved in sperm production, prostatitis can also lead to decreased fertility by reducing sperm count and motility.

The psychological implications are not to be neglected either, especially since, according to studies, half of men suffering from chronic non-bacterial prostatitis have symptoms of depression and anxiety.

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