What is prostatitis?

Acute prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate gland. Chronic prostatitis is swelling and irritation (inflammation) of the prostate gland that develops slowly and continues for a long period of time.

How do members experience prostatitis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with prostatitis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for prostatitis*

*Data from patients with prostatitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with prostatitis*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Cipro)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
prostatitis (3)

*Data from patients with prostatitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has prostatitis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 10
30s 48
40s 68
50s 63
60s 64
70+ 60

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 301
Female 8

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What is prostatitis?

Acute prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate gland. Chronic prostatitis is swelling and irritation (inflammation) of the prostate gland that develops slowly and continues for a long period of time.



Common symptoms reported by people with prostatitis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for prostatitis

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Cipro)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
77
Tried for
prostatitis (3)

Data from patients with prostatitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with prostatitis

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Cipro)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
prostatitis (3)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with prostatitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has prostatitis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 2 new patients joined this month
  • 229 say prostatitis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 10
30s 48
40s 68
50s 63
60s 64
70+ 60
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 2
20-29 years 15
30-39 years 16
40-49 years 11
50-59 years 5
60-69 years 8
70+ years 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 301
Female 8

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 67
Not Diagnosed 11

These charts show data from prostatitis patients who have completed their condition history
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