What are some of the most important facts about prostatitis?
• Correct diagnosis is the key to the management of prostatitis. • Prostatitis cannot always be cured but can be managed. • Treatment should be followed even if symptoms have improved. • Patients with prostatitis are not at higher risk for developing prostate cancer. • There is no reason to discontinue normal sexual relations unless they are uncomfortable, usually during an acute phase. • One can live a reasonably normal life with prostatitis.
