People with prostatitis have doubts about whether it is okay to have sex. It is a delicate question to resolve. From this article you will learn how intimate relationships affect the disease, how and how much sex you can have, and when it is prohibited.
The prostate undergoes inflammatory processes in more than half of men, so the topic of sex with prostatitis is very relevant. In addition, the pathology is accompanied not only by painful urination, but also by impaired sexual functions (decrease in libido and potency).
More often than not, men think that it is impossible to have sex with prostate disease. But this is a mistaken opinion, as sexual contact has the most beneficial effect on potency and healing processes.
Prostatitis is known to result from lack of sex and congestion. This is due to the fact that during ejaculation a secretion is released, which leads to an increase in the amount of testosterone (male sex hormone) produced. In addition, regular sex has the following effect:
When prostatitis is acute, medicine does not recommend intercourse. The reason for this is the severe pain that will intensify during intercourse and ejaculation. In addition, the pain is felt even at rest. And the man will not receive pleasure during the period of exacerbation.
In the case of a chronic course of the disease, sexual relations, on the contrary, are shown. In addition, sex should be as regular as possible. Pain during this period does not appear, the man experiences pleasant sensations.
The only downside is the weakening of the erection. But it can be fixed if you follow all the recommendations of the experts. And especially with regard to the psychological aspects. Because in this context, the husband avoids any contact with his wife, which leads to the development of new stagnant phenomena. Therefore, the disease progresses with renewed vigor.
But it is also not recommended to have excessive sex, because the inflamed prostate cannot withstand heavy loads. Therefore, you must adhere to the golden mean.
If the prostatitis was not to an advanced degree, conservative methods are sufficient for treatment. In this case, after a full recovery, intimate life improves on its own. But if radical therapy methods were used - removal of the prostate - then you will have to follow these rules to resume sex:
The prognosis for male strength return depends largely on the surgical method used:
When a man had total impotence before the operation, erectile function does not fully recover after the operation.
As mentioned above, it is forbidden to have sex during an exacerbation of the disease, because a man will experience unbearable pain, and the symptoms that appear will worsen.
But there are other situations where sex has a negative impact:
During intimate mating, the prostate produces ejaculate, which contains many nutrients that saturate the male genitals. After ejaculation, sperm begins to synthesize again, so sex must be present in the life of a patient with prostatitis. But how many should there be? In fact, there are no standard norms, so every man is forced to have sex as many times as before the disease. But it shouldn't be less than 3-4 times a week.
A disease such as prostatitis quite often leads to a cooling of feelings in a married couple, because a man's potency decreases. Against this background, he begins to fear intimate relationships, which affects the psychological state.
Constant fears greatly weaken libido, speed up the process of ejaculation and reduce erection. To prevent this from happening, the man himself and his partner must agree on a positive outcome. A woman is obliged to cheer up her husband and not stop having sex with him. Otherwise, the husband will give preference not to sex, but to other activities - he will find a new hobby, begin to drink alcohol, which will even worse affect the inflamed prostate and the psychological background.
This leads to the progression of pathology, external irritability and even aggression, and a stagnant ejaculate will cause nocturnal emissions. If a couple cannot cope with psychological problems on their own, they will have to seek help from a specialist - sexologist, psychotherapist or psychologist. The medical assistance of these doctors is also necessary in cases where a man does not have a permanent partner who will treat the problem with understanding.
You can see a sex therapist on your own, but it is better if your wife visits him as well, as the specialist will teach her the correct behavior tactics.
A condom for prostatitis should always be in a married couple's bedroom. This is due to the fact that the female microflora with inflammation of the prostate can have a negative effect, as it contains conditional pathogens that easily enter the urethral canal and gland.
Contraception is used not only for normal sex, but also for oral and anal sex, since microorganisms are also present in the oral cavity and rectum, and in large quantities. These bacteria exert a high microbial load that the reproductive system cannot cope with.
It is not forbidden to have anal sex with prostatitis of the prostate. Therefore, you can do it safely with a woman. If we are talking about representatives of non-traditional orientation, then a sick man, being passive, can also engage in anal sex. In addition, this process promotes massage of the prostate. But it should be noted that massage with the genitals through the rectum does not have a strong therapeutic effect, unlike massage performed with the finger of a qualified specialist.
When anal sex is contraindicated:
Based on the above material, it is clear that it is necessary to have sex during the period of remission of prostatitis. But, on the other hand, it is not desirable to change partners. And many representatives of the strong half of humanity are embarrassed to have sex with a new partner due to a weakened erection. Then the question arises: what should a man do who has no wife? The answer to such an intimate question is ambiguous:
So, if a man has a regular partner, he may refuse to masturbate, engaging in traditional types of sex. But if there is no partner, it is better to use self-satisfaction.
If a man is diagnosed with prostatitis, but not in the acute stage, he should not refuse sex. But this must be done correctly and necessarily after consultation with the attending andrologist. It is the doctor who will give precise recommendations on the frequency of the act, according to the evolution of the disease.
