Prostatitis or Urethritis?

For some of patients, they cannot tell whether they have got a prostatitis or an urethiritis. That is because prostatitis and urethritis share some symptoms.

Symptoms of urethritis infection in men include discharge from the penis, burning with urination, and itching, pain or irritation of the penis.Prostatitis symptoms vary depends on each case of prostatitis. Burning and pain when urinating are classic symptoms of urethritis. You may also feel the urge to urinate more often than normal. Other symptoms can include itching, tenderness, or swelling in the penis, pain with sexual intercourse, or blood in the urine or semen. Some infections also may be associated with discharge from the penis. Painful ulcers on the genitals can be present with herpes urethritis, another sexually transmitted disease.

Most prostatitis symptoms are related to the prostate, perineum, epididymis. Some prostatitis symptoms may include ejaculations, urinary symptoms, prostate pain symptoms, testicular pain symptoms, groin pain symptoms, perineum pain symptoms. Prostatitis and chronic prostatitis have notable differences in prostatitis symptoms. When infected with prostatitis, the prostatitis symptoms vary from case to case. Often you will have prostatitis symptoms such as prostate pain or discomfort, perineal pain and discomfort, groin pain and discomfort, rectal pain and discomfort, testicle pain and discomfort. Other popular prostatitis symptoms may include ejaculation symptoms, urinary symptoms, lower back pain symptoms.

By comparing the symptoms of prostatitis and symptoms of urethritis, patients can get a generally awareness of their disease. Diseases can be diagnosed by observing symptoms and taking tests.