How often can you have sex with prostatitis? To answer, you need to imagine the causes of the pathological changes of prostatitis, how it manifests itself and how it is treated.
Inflammatory phenomena of the prostate can be caused by:
- An infection that entered the organ from another source of chronic inflammation or originated from the outside. Most often, such an infection occurs during unprotected sexual intercourse.
- Congestion in the pool area. It can be caused by a static lifestyle, when the man does not move enough and does not perform full physical activity, if he is prone to constipation and has no sex life, or if it is very rare and irregular.
- Endocrine diseases, overweight.
- Characteristics of work activity with frequent hypothermia and stress.
- Eating habits when the body does not get enough essential trace elements and vitamins. Tobacco addiction. Nicotine causes vasoconstriction, which reduces the amount of blood delivered to the organs.
How the prostate gland works
Seventy percent of the inside of the prostate is made up of glandular tissue. It is represented by prostate glands, which produce the secret of the same name. 30-50 similar glandular structures form prostatic lobes, which have their own ducts and are surrounded by smooth muscle fibers. The ducts of all lobes connect in the lumen of the urethra, in its prostatic part, and open here, on the sides of the seminal tubercle.
It is impossible to control the work of the glands, they constantly produce prostate juice. It accumulates in the channels. During sexual intercourse, more precisely at the moment of its climax, in men, the muscles of the pelvic floor and the interlobular fibers of the prostate contract strongly, which pushes the secret of the prostate from the gland into the urethra. Free channels allow the glands to function fully.
Prostatitis occurs when the trophism of the glands is disturbed, they suffer from a lack of nutrients, or they are pushed out from the inside by the accumulated secret.
Fully functioning prostate glands produce a special protective factor that, together with the secretion on the urethral mucosa, activates local immunity, enabling protection against infections that invade from the outside. It can be concluded from this
Stagnation is not only the cause of the development of non-bacterial prostatitis, but also contributes to the further attachment of the infectious component.
How sex affects the functioning of the male genital organs
To understand whether sexual activity is permissible with prostatitis, you need to imagine how intimacy affects the state of the prostate gland and the entire area of the genitals.
- The blood circulation of the pelvic organs increases, they get more nutrients and oxygen.
- The outflow of lymphatic fluid improves, which helps to get rid of edema.
- Increased breathing increases the amount of oxygen in the blood.
- The production of testosterone is activated and the sensitivity of the receptors improves.
- In men, the level of prolactin is normalized, which affects the quality of the semen, the brightness of the orgasm and the protective properties of the body.
It turns out that intimate relationships have a beneficial effect on the whole body, and especially on the male reproductive system. It is clear that the main way to prevent stagnant inflammation is sex. But can it be done if the disease has already developed, are sex and prostatitis compatible?
Sex is contraindicated in prostatitis
The main therapeutic task of prostatitis treatment is to get rid of the triggering factors: congestion and the infectious component. Therefore, in the case of a chronic form of the disease, a safe and regular intimate relationship is only welcome, because it can solve the main problem of the healing process.
Another thing is that the disease affects the sexual functions of men, they lose interest in the opposite sex, or they cannot have contact due to a weaker erection. In this case, the role of a woman is extremely important, she must deal with such difficulties with understanding and tact, showing that she is ready to help in every possible way. It is important to understand that refusing sexual relations due to temporary difficulties can lead to an aggravation of the situation, when it will be much more difficult to cope with them.
Therefore, in order to ensure the complete trophism and nutrition of the prostate, it is extremely important to maintain sexual activity at an optimal level by any safe method. If a man is single, he may resort to masturbation. If there are problems with potency, stimulants should be used.
Tip: There are many ways to improve the circulation of the pelvis and strengthen its muscles. These are special exercises, prostate massage, physical therapy, but these methods only solve a specific problem. A regular sex life has a beneficial effect on the male body in several ways, providing not only a local but also a general somatic and psycho-emotional effect.
But when it comes to the acute phase of the disease, the situation is not so simple. In this case, sex with prostatitis can be done if the inflammatory disease is not infectious or the course of antibiotic therapy has been completed. Otherwise, the infectious process can spread to other organs of the male urogenital system.
The acute course of the disease is often accompanied by significant pain, which does not contribute to intimate relationships. Of course, you don't have to strain your body. But if proper treatment is started, the unpleasant symptoms will disappear already on the second or third day. This does not mean defeating the disease, but it allows you to direct your attention to more pleasant moments and continue taking medicines.
What about sex with prostatitis
- Regular. The normal conditions necessary for the functioning of the prostate gland are achieved when ejaculation occurs every two to three days. You should not take on "increased obligations", this will only exhaust the gland, but one or two casual sex a month will not save the situation.
- Safe. This applies to new partners and non-traditional sex. Frequent changes of partners and practice of oral and anal intercourse threaten the development of infection, which is unacceptable in the case of prostatitis. If there is no permanent woman, it is safer to resort to masturbation or to use barrier-free contraception.
- Finished. All sexual intercourse must end in complete ejaculation. Only in this case is the output of the prostate secret. Coitus interruptus should be excluded from every man's life.
In what situations should intimacy be abandoned?
- The ban on intimate relationships mostly applies to therapeutic or diagnostic measures that are invasive. So, before the prostate biopsy, you should maintain sexual abstinence for five days before the procedure and for another week after.
- In the case of operations on the male genital organs, abstinence should last at least 2-4 weeks.
- 3-5 days of sexual rest are sufficient before performing the spermogram.
- In addition, certain types of hormones require sexual rest before testing.