Prostate infection is a common medical problem in men, and causes a lot of inconvenience. However, it is not a life-threatening disease. To know more about the different causes of prostate infections, read on.
Prostate infection or prostatitis, is the infection of the prostate gland that usually leads to inflammation and pain. Generally, the infection is caused by bacteria that reside in the large intestine. Sometimes, infection in other parts of the body like the urinary bladder and the urethra may also spread to the prostate gland, which is located just below the bladder and leads to prostatitis. There are four types of prostate infections, known as acute prostatitis, chronic bacterial prostatitis, non-bacterial prostatitis and asymptotic inflammatory prostatitis.
