How does prostate calcification form and is it dangerous?

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Prostate calcification is a common condition in middle-aged men, this condition may be related to a number of prostate diseases. Most cases of prostate calcification have no symptoms and are not dangerous to the patient.

1. What is prostate calcification?

Prostate calcification is calcium deposition in the prostate gland. Most of these cases do not cause any uncomfortable symptoms for the patient, often discovered incidentally through ultrasound or X-ray showing calcified nodules.
Calcification of the prostate usually occurs after the inflammatory process of the prostate gland, after the inflammatory process occurs a fibrotic reaction in the gland, from these points can form calcification points or blocked by the inflammatory process. Prostate obstruction causes fluid accumulation leading to calcification or stone formation.
The cause of prostate calcification is not known, but it has been found that this condition is associated with people with prostatitis, prostate enlargement, prostate cancer, after surgery. Enlargement, after prostate cancer treatment.

2. Is prostate calcification dangerous?

Usually if prostate calcification does not cause any symptoms, it does not need treatment and is usually benign, but if it develops larger calcifications, it can cause complications such as:
Chronic prostatitis: An inflammation of the prostate gland caused by calcified nodules pressing on the urinary tract, causing urine stagnation, creating conditions for pathogenic bacteria to grow and cause prostatitis. Prostatitis causes symptoms such as pain, discomfort when urinating, blood in the urine, cloudy urine, painful ejaculation, blood in ejaculation... This persistent condition makes it difficult to treat Because antibiotics are difficult to penetrate into the gland. Effects on fertility: Because chronic prostatitis affects semen secretion, thereby reducing the quality and quantity of semen, semen has a protective and nutritional effect on sperm. when the amount of semen is reduced to unprotected sperm reduces the probability of successful conception. Causes infection, urinary stones: Due to the calcified nodules inserted into the urinary tract, bacteria grow causing infection and stagnation creating opportunities for stone formation in the bladder. Affects kidney function: Prolonged untreated urinary tract infection causes an infection upstream of the kidney that affects kidney function. In addition, prostate calcification is also associated with diseases such as: prostate enlargement, prostate cancer, so it is necessary to monitor and treat when needed.

3. What to do when you have prostate calcification?

If prostate calcification causes symptoms such as urinary disorders, hematuria, sexual dysfunction, etc., it should be treated with drugs or surgical intervention such as laparoscopic or open surgery. In addition, patients need to:
Limit the intake of salty foods, foods containing hot and spicy spices Drink enough water every day: When prostate calcification should drink about 2-2.5 liters of water per day. daily, help clean urine, limit the risk of infection. Regularly practice sports to have a healthy body. Exercises should be practiced such as walking, yoga... because these are very good exercises for the pelvis Limit the use of alcohol, beer, coffee, tobacco and stimulants Clean body, Daily hygiene of the genital organs to avoid prostate infection If married, you should maintain a regular and regular sex life to avoid prostate blockage Perform physical therapy, prostate massage Regularly to reduce the blockage in the gland, reduce the risk of infection, clear the ducts and during treatment, help the antibiotic penetrate better into the gland tissue, thereby killing bacteria. higher.

Prostate calcifications are usually not dangerous, and if they don't cause any symptoms, they can live peacefully and without treatment. However, they can also cause infections, so people with prostate calcification should pay attention to measures to prevent this condition from getting worse.
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