prostatitis?

[fc_hat]

I do not know if it is taboo to bring up such an old post but I'll find out.

I have the above mentioned symptoms and have been diagnosed with prostatitis two years ago.  Urologist perscribed many courses of Cipro and daily Uraxatrol.  Neither one helps much he also suggested doing sitz bath a couple times a day (business man and don't really have time for this).  I bought a book about it and relaxation seems to help but somewhere along the line I had blood test and came back positive for HSV1.  I do not recall ever having any blisters but may have had cold sores when I was a kid (90% sure but don't really remember) anyhow my GP seems really ignorant when it comes to Herpes and just shrugs his shoulders when I ask questions and my urologist says its not genital herpes if it's HSV1 (which isn't true).

Anyhow my big question is what kind of Dr. should I see to get my questions answered and possible treatment???

I've recently been to a dermatologist and that also was very dissapointing the exam took maybe 5 seconds.  


This discussion is related to tingling scrotum.

[doctornee medical]

Hi
Thanks for writing to the forum!
Well, an urologist would be the ideal choice. However get a culture sensitivity test for both semen and urine done. This will tell you what organism is causing the infection and what antibiotic will kill it permanently. Please do not take any antibiotic without this test because if the organism is not sensitive to the antibiotic, it will only sit quietly for some time and then flare up again.

However it is difficult to comment beyond this without examination. Please discuss these possibilities with your urologist or maybe consult another one. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!

[fc_hat]

Yes, I thought it strange that urologist diagnosed it as non-bacterial but never took a semen sample and then prescribed antibiotics.  I suppose since he didn't see any bacteria in urine...but he didn't culture urine he told me "it was clean" a few minutes after he took the sample.  Is there some kind of litmus paper they dip into the urine to look for bacteria?

[doctornee medical]

Hi
Thanks for keeping me posted!
Yes, dip slides are available in the market and with doctors to detect bacteria. However all methods of urine examination are influenced by the presence of antibacterial agent in the urine. So you must have stopped antibiotic at least for 3 days (7 days would be best) before you give the sample for testing.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!