Understanding Prostate and Bladder Disease and Its Impact on Sexual Function and Relationships

[손기정 일중한의원 원장] Another problem experienced by male and female patients who have suffered from prostate and bladder disease for a long time is sexual function, and the difficulties in marital relationships are what patients who visit the clinic worry about.

In conclusion, when prostatitis or cystitis comes, most of them are accompanied by problems with sexual function, but these diseases are not caused by wrong sex life. Therefore, it is not something to blindly hide or avoid, and especially to treat prostatitis and cystitis and solve sexual problems together, it is a story that warm understanding and help from a spouse is essential.

In the case of chronic cystitis women, there are frequent cases of recurrence or recurrence of symptoms after sexual intercourse after treatment and improvement. Married women are said to be on the verge of neurosis

She starts to avoid sleeping with her husband, and quarrels occur between husband and wife. The reason why cystitis symptoms appear when you have sex like this is because of stimulation. Cystitis is a disease in which germs from around the perineum or anus enter the bladder through the urethra and cause inflammation. It most often occurs in women, who have a shorter urethra than men. However, when cystitis is not cured, the urethra is swollen due to inflammation. As long as the edema has not completely subsided, inflammation can be seen as dormant, and in this state, if strong stimulation such as overwork or sexual intercourse is added, it will recur.

It is helpful to abstain from sexual intercourse as much as possible while treating cystitis. This is because the added stimulation can aggravate the symptoms and delay treatment. What I want to ask is that it is right to explain the disease to the spouse’s husband in detail and to seek understanding about the marital relationship during the treatment period. There is no reason to be ashamed or hide it.

The same goes for prostatitis in men. One of the concerns of men who have suffered from prostatitis for a long time is that they are not contagious to their spouses. There are cases in which a condom is used every time they have sex even though they are not using contraception because they are mistaken for an STD, or if they show even the slightest symptoms, they stop having sex at all. Moreover, the prospective groom ahead of the wedding is worried that the new bride will be infected with bad germs. Among patients with chronic prostatitis, bacteria are less than 10% and 90% are non-bacterial. If it’s not bacterial, you don’t have to worry about infecting your partner during sexual intercourse.

In particular, chronic patients who have repeated recurrences do not necessarily avoid or shrink from sexual intercourse. However, if it is diagnosed as bacterial through an initial test, it can be cured by taking antibiotics to the end. If it is not treated reliably, non-infectious germs remain in the urethra or surrounding tissues, causing adverse effects over a long period of time. You must keep this in mind.

It is important for healthy men to have a hygienic sex life to prevent prostatitis and prevent recurrence. A healthy and appropriate sex life is rather conducive to prostate health. In addition, men suffering from chronic prostatitis need not be too intimidated in their sex life. This is because chronic prostatitis is not a chronic disease that does not heal well, but a disease that can be treated very well. When prostatitis is cured, the satisfaction of sex life goes up, so it is important to pay attention to treatment.