XXI DOES A VASECTOMY LEAD TO PROSTATITIS?
A very controversial question. The usual answer is no. However, there have been many reports of prostatitis developing after a vasectomy. Whether this is coincidence or not is hard to determine. But it seems reasonable to assume that any intervention surgical or otherwise in the area of the prostate has the potential to introduce bacteria or other pathogens into the area. Per Dr. Alexis Te of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in NY on his website at: http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/urology/prostatitis.html “You are at higher risk for getting prostatitis if you recently have had a medical instrument, such as a urinary catheter or tube, inserted during a medical procedure, ” Patients undergoing biopsies of the prostate are routinely given strong doses of antibiotics to ward off infection which might be introduced into the area by the procedure.
