How often can you have sex with prostatitis? To answer it, you need to imagine the causes underlying the pathological changes in prostatitis, how it manifests itself and is treated.
Inflammatory phenomena in the prostate gland can be caused by:
- An infection that has penetrated into the organ from another focus of chronic inflammation, or obtained from outside. Most often, such infection occurs during unprotected sexual intercourse.
- Congestion in the pelvic area. They can be caused by a static lifestyle, when a man does not move enough and does not have a full physical activity, if there is a tendency to constipation and there is no sex life, or it is very rare and irregular.
- Endocrine disorders, overweight.
- Features of labor activity associated with frequent hypothermia and stress.
- Eating habits, when a sufficient amount of essential trace elements and vitamins does not enter the body. An addiction to tobacco. Nicotine causes vasoconstriction, which reduces the amount of blood sent to the organs.
How the prostate gland works
The interior of the prostate is seventy percent glandular tissue. It is represented by prostatic glands that produce the secret of the same name. 30-50 similar glandular structures form prostate lobules, which have their own duct and are surrounded by smooth muscle fibers. The ducts of all the lobules are connected in the lumen of the urethra, in its prostatic part, and here they open, on the sides of the seminal tubercle.
It is impossible to control the work of the glands, they constantly produce prostatic juice. It accumulates in the ducts. During intercourse, more precisely at the moment of its climax, in men there is a powerful contraction of the pelvic floor muscles and interlobular fibers of the prostate, which pushes the prostatic secret from the gland into the urethra. Free ducts enable the glands to fully work again.
Prostatitis occurs when the trophism of the glands is disturbed, they suffer from a lack of nutrients or are squeezed from the inside by the accumulated secret.
Fully working prostatic glands produce a special protective factor, which, together with the secret on the urethral mucosa, activates local immunity, making it possible to resist infection penetrating from the outside. From this it can be concluded that
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 reproductive organs
To understand whether sexual activity is allowed with prostatitis, you need to imagine how intimacy affects the state of the prostate gland and the entire genital area.
- The blood circulation of the pelvic organs increases, they receive 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 receptors to it improves.
- The level of prolactin in men is normalized, which affects the quality of seminal fluid, the brightness of orgasm and the protective properties of the body.
It turns out that intimate relationships have a beneficial effect on the entire body as a whole and specifically on the reproductive system in men. It is clear that sex is the main method of prevention of stagnant inflammation. But is it possible to do it when the disease has already developed, are sex and prostatitis compatible?
Is sex contraindicated for inflammation of the prostate gland
The main therapeutic task in the treatment of prostatitis is to get rid of the causative factors: congestion and the infectious component. Therefore, in the case of the chronic form of the disease, safe regular intimate relationships are only welcome, because they allow you to solve the main problem of the healing process.
Another thing is that the disease affects the sexual function of men, they lose interest in the opposite sex or cannot have sexual intercourse due to an inferior erection. In this case, the role of a woman is extremely important, she should treat such difficulties with understanding and tact, showing her readiness to help in every possible way. It is important to understand that the rejection of sexual relations, caused by temporary difficulties, can lead to a worsening of the situation, when it will be much more difficult to cope with them.
Therefore, in order to ensure complete trophism and nutrition of the prostate, it is extremely important to maintain sexual activity at an optimal level by any safe methods. If a man is single, then you can resort to masturbation. If there are problems with potency, then it is necessary to use stimulants.
Tip: There are many ways to improve the circulation of the small pelvis and strengthen its muscles. These are special exercises, prostate massage, physiotherapy, but these methods solve only one specific problem. Regular sex life has a beneficial effect on the body of a man in several directions, providing not only a local effect, but a general somatic and psycho-emotional effect.
But in the issue of the acute phase of the disease, the situation is not so simple. In this case, sex with prostatitis can take place when the inflammatory disease is not of an infectious nature, or the stage of antibiotic therapy is completed. Otherwise, the infectious process can spread to other organs of the male genitourinary system.
Often the acute course of the disease is accompanied by significant pain, which does not contribute to intimate relationships. Of course, you don't have to force your body. But if adequate treatment is started, then unpleasant symptoms disappear already on the second or third day. This does not mean that the disease is defeated, but it allows you to switch your attention to more pleasant moments, continuing to take medications.
What should be sex with prostatitis
- Regular. Normal conditions for the functioning of the prostate gland will be achieved when ejaculation occurs every two to three days. You should not take on "increased obligations", this will only deplete the gland, but casual sex once or twice a month will not save the situation.
- Safe. This applies to new partners, and non-traditional types of sex. Frequent change of partners, as well as the practice of oral and anal intercourse, threaten the addition of an infection, which is unacceptable in the case of prostatitis. If there is no permanent woman, then it is safer to resort to masturbation, or use barrier contraceptives.
- Completed. Any intercourse should end with a full ejaculation. Only under this condition is the output of the prostatic secret. Coitus interruptus should be excluded from the life of every man.
In what situations should intimacy be abandoned?
- For the most part, the ban on intimate relationships applies to those therapeutic or diagnostic measures that are invasive. So, before a prostate biopsy, you need to maintain sexual rest for five days before the procedure and another week after it.
- In the case of surgery on the male genital organs, abstinence should last at least 2-4 weeks.
- Before performing a spermogram, 3-5 days of sexual rest will be enough.
- Also, sexual rest is required before testing for certain types of hormones.