Additional Facts

• Getting the right diagnosis is the key to taking care of prostatitis.
• Prostatitis does not always involve the prostate. The problem may be in the nearby tissues.
• Prostatitis can't always be cured, but its symptoms can be managed.
• Treatment should be followed even if you feel better.
• Patients with prostatitis aren't at higher risk for getting prostate cancer.
• There's no reason to stop normal sex unless it bothers you.
• You can live a reasonably normal life with prostatitis.