Inflammation of the prostate gland is a severe, unpleasant disease in its manifestations. For the treatment of prostatitis, complex therapy is prescribed, which sometimes includes injections. Why injections are not prescribed for every patient, what are their advantages and disadvantages?

When do you need injections for prostatitis?

The main factor for prescribing injections is acute pain in the prostate gland. But, before the andrologist or urologist prescribes injections, the patient must undergo a series of diagnostic examinations: ultrasound of the prostate organ, clinical blood tests.

They will help:

• establish the size, general condition of the prostate;
• assess the degree of the inflammatory process, damage to the tissues of the organ;
• to determine the exact causative agent of the disease in the infectious form of pathology.

Injections into the prostate are prescribed only for acute pathology or recurrence of chronic prostatitis. Their task is to stop the inflammatory process in the organ, anesthetize , and promote the restoration of prostate tissues.

The use of injections for inflammation has a great advantage over tablets: they begin to act faster, there is no burden on the digestive system.

The main indications for the appointment of injections are the following pathologies:

• acute course of prostatitis;
• chronic form of a bacterial nature;
• prostate adenoma (hyperplasia);
• deterioration of erectile function;
• infertility;
• violation of the blood supply to the small pelvis;
• stagnant processes in the organs of the genitourinary system;
• prostatitis complicated by urinary tract infections (urethritis, cystitis, pyelonephritis);
• inflammation of the prostate caused by a viral infection.

Which injections will be the most effective, the attending physician will decide on the basis of the examination.

• acute course of prostatitis;
• chronic form of a bacterial nature;
• prostate adenoma (hyperplasia);
• deterioration of erectile function;
• infertility;
• violation of the blood supply to the small pelvis;
• stagnant processes in the organs of the genitourinary system;
• prostatitis complicated by urinary tract infections (urethritis, cystitis, pyelonephritis);
• inflammation of the prostate caused by a viral infection.

Which injections for prostatitis will be the most effective, the attending physician will decide on the basis of the examination.

Types of drugs

Types of medicines

With prostatitis, injections are prescribed, depending on the form of the disease, the general condition of the patient, and the intake of other medicines. The most popular drugs are:

Antibiotics

An antibiotic is one of the most effective means of combating pathogenic microflora. It has an anti-inflammatory effect on the prostate and inguinal lymph nodes, promotes the restoration of prostate tissue, enhances local immunity.

Antibacterial drugs for injections for infectious prostatitis:

• Ceftriaxone , Cefotaxime . Effective in most viral and infectious diseases. The advantage of Cefotaxime is the absence of side effects, the disadvantage is the high price;
• Amoxiclav and other drugs of the amoxicillin group;
• Azithromycin, Vilpafren ( macrolides ).

Relief occurs after 2-3 procedures. But the absence of pain is no guarantee of recovery . You must complete the full course of treatment!

Usually therapy is 7 days, but at the discretion of the doctor, treatment can be extended up to 20 days.

Prostate protectors

Preparations for the accelerated recovery of tissues of internal organs. Their basis is enzymes obtained from the semen of cattle ( lidase , longidase ). They have a strong anti-inflammatory effect, relieve swelling, prevent its reappearance . Accelerate blood circulation, lymph flow, eliminate stagnant processes in the small pelvis. The active substance of the drug stops the development of purulent processes, increases the activity of sperm. Popular prostate protectors :

• Prostatilen : an expensive drug without side effects, with good results. After a course of treatment (5-10 injections), there is an increase in the tone of the bladder, the disappearance of problems with urination, and an increase in immunity.
• Prostakor : suitable for the treatment of chronic pathology and recovery of patients after surgery. Prostacor relieves swelling, reduces the risk of blood clots, increases the tone of the bladder. The course of treatment is 5-10 injections, repetition is possible in 3-6 months.

Immunomodulators

To strengthen local immunity, the doctor may prescribe treatment with immunomodulatory drugs. Such injections from prostatitis are inexpensive but effective. contain natural ingredients.

It:

• Pyrogenal ;
• Timolin ;
• Levamisole ;
• Cycloferon;
• Aloe.

All these funds can be used in all forms and stages of pathology, as well as for the prevention of recurrence of the disease.

Complex preparations

Diclofenac. An inexpensive anti-inflammatory agent, successfully used to combat many inflammatory processes that are not complicated by infectious microflora. Diclofenac is capable of:

• relieve pain symptom, swelling;
• eliminate muscle spasms;
• stop inflammation;
• stabilize body temperature;
• restore prostate tissue. The dosage and duration of therapy are determined by the doctor. Contraindications: diseases of the kidneys, liver, high blood pressure. In some cases, Diclofenac is combined with Baralgin.

The choice of drug therapy should always be left to the doctor. You should not independently replace the medicine prescribed by a specialist with its analogue. Drugs have different properties; substitutes can cause harm, nullify ongoing therapy.

Another danger is widely advertised products and dubious “medicines” from the Internet, in the advertisements of which there are photos of famous personalities. Such “drugs” do not have medical certificates, have not undergone clinical trials, and their claimed properties rarely correspond to reality.