How often can you have sex with prostatitis? To answer, you need to imagine the causes of pathological changes in prostatitis, how it is manifested and how it is treated.
Inflammatory events in the prostate gland can be caused by:
- An infection that entered the body from another focus of chronic inflammation, or received from the outside. Most often, such an infection occurs during unprotected sexual intercourse.
- Swelling in the pelvis. They can be caused by a static lifestyle, when a man does not move enough and does not have full physical activity, if there is a tendency to constipation and no sexual life, or it is very rare and irregular.
- Endocrine disorders, overweight.
- Characteristics of labor activity associated with frequent hypothermia and stress.
- Eating habits, when sufficient amounts of necessary trace elements and vitamins are not included in the body. Addiction to tobacco. Nicotine causes vasoconstriction, which reduces the amount of blood sent to the organs.
How does the prostate gland work?
Seventy percent of the inner part of the prostate gland is glandular tissue. It is represented by the prostate glands, which produce a secret of the same name. 30-50 similar glandular structures form the lobules of the prostate, 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 prostate part, and open here, on the sides of the testicular tubercle.
It is impossible to control the work of the glands, they constantly produce prostate juice. It accumulates in the ducts. During sexual intercourse, more precisely at the moment of its climax, in men there is a strong contraction of the muscles of the pelvic floor and lobular fibers of the prostate, which pushes the secret of the prostate from the gland into the urethra. The free ducts allow the glands to function fully again.
Prostatitis occurs when the trophism of the glands is disturbed, they suffer from a lack of nutrients or they are exhausted from the inside with accumulated secretions.
Fully functioning prostate glands produce a special protective factor, which, together with the secret on the urethral mucosa, activates local immunity, which makes it possible to resist infection from the outside. From this we can conclude that
Stagnation is not only the reason for the development of non-bacterial prostatitis, but also contributes to the further attachment of the infectious component.
How sex affects the functioning of male reproductive organs
To understand whether sexual activity is allowed with prostatitis, you need to imagine how intimacy affects the condition of the prostate gland and the entire genital area.
- Blood flow to the pelvic organs increases, they receive more nutrients and oxygen.
- The flow of lymphatic fluid improves, which helps to remove swelling.
- Increased breathing increases the amount of oxygen in the blood.
- Testosterone production is activated and receptor sensitivity to it improves.
- In men, the level of prolactin 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 positive effect on the whole body and specifically on the reproductive system of men. It is clear that sex is the main method of prevention of stagnant inflammation. But is it possible to do this when the disease has already developed, is sex and prostatitis compatible?
Is sex contraindicated during inflammation of the prostate gland?
The main therapeutic task of prostatitis treatment is to get rid of the causative factors: swelling and infectious component. Therefore, in the case of a 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 this disease affects the sexual function of men, they lose interest in the opposite sex or cannot have intercourse due to impaired erection. In this case, the role of a woman is extremely important, she should deal with such difficulties with understanding and tact, show readiness to help in every 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 deal with them.
Therefore, to ensure complete trophism and nutrition of the prostate, it is extremely important to maintain sexual activity at an optimal level by any safe method. If the 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 circulation in the small pelvis and strengthen its muscles. These are special exercises, prostate massage, physiotherapy, but these methods solve only one specific problem. Regular sexual life has a beneficial effect on the male body in several directions, which provides not only a local effect, but also a general somatic and psycho-emotional effect.
But the situation in the acute phase of the disease is not so simple. In this case, sex with prostatitis can occur when the inflammatory disease is not infectious, or the stage of antibiotic therapy has been completed. Otherwise, the infectious process can spread to other organs of the male reproductive system.
Often, the acute course of the disease is accompanied by significant pain, which does not contribute to intimate relationships. Of course, you should not force your body. But if adequate treatment is started, then the unpleasant symptoms disappear already on the second or third day. This does not mean that the disease is defeated, but it allows you to shift your attention to more pleasant moments, to continue taking medication.
What should be sex with prostatitis
- regular. Normal conditions for the functioning of the prostate gland are achieved when ejaculation occurs every two to three days. You should not make "increased commitments", it will only exhaust 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 changes of partners, as well as the practice of oral and anal sex, pose a risk of 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.
- finishedAny sexual act should end with complete ejaculation. Only under these conditions does the prostate secret come out. Interruption of coitus should be excluded from every man's life.
In what situations should we abandon intimacy?
- For the most part, the prohibition of intimate relations applies to those therapeutic or diagnostic measures that are invasive. So, before the prostate biopsy, it is necessary to maintain sexual rest for five days before the procedure and for another week after.
- In case of surgery on the male genital organs, abstinence should last at least 2-4 weeks.
- 3-5 days of sexual rest will be enough before conducting the spermogram.
- Also, you need to take a break from sex before testing certain types of hormones.