A number of mechanisms have been proposed to explain the etiology and pathogenesis of prostatitis. Some, such as a microbiologic cause, clearly explain the pathogenesis of certain categories, such as ...

Any man can get prostatitis, an often painful inflammation of the prostate gland, and a lot of men do. Altogether, it's to blame for about two million visits to health care providers in the U.S. every ...

A research team at the University of Würzburg has, for the first time, uncovered how E. coli bacteria sneak into the prostate ...

Background: The association of infection or inflammation of the prostate with prostate cancer has been suggested but not established. This study was undertaken to investigate this association. Methods ...

The prostate gland, located just below the bladder, is part of the male reproductive system and helps produce semen. It starts off the size of a walnut and beginning around age 25, the prostate can ...

Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a common but poorly understood condition. Previously known as 'non-bacterial' prostatitis, CP/CPPS is the most common clinical prostatitis ...