Abstract

Chronic prostatitis (CP) is a common health condition in men. Albeight obvious, a relationship between microbial induced prostatic inflammation and sexual function has not been as thoroughly investigated. Aiming to investigate possible associations between sexuality/sexual orientation and chronic bacterial prostatitis, we retrospectively evaluated 1783 visits (2009-2019) owing to investigation of prostatitis-like symptoms and routine follow up. A total of 389 patients, provided information regarding sexual orientation and sexuality. The mean age was 45,5 years. According their report, 92.28% were heterosexual, 6.16% homosexual and 1.54% bisexual. Regarding sexuality, 26,6% reported multiple sexual partnerships while 73,4% reported single sexual partnerships. There was a statistically significant association between chronic bacterial prostatitis as initial diagnosis and having multiple sexual partnerships. In contrast, the association between CBP and sexual orientation was not statistically significant Similarly, no significant association between any therapy outcome and having multiple sexual partners was established. Our findings suggest a connection between sexual practices and the onset of CBP which should be further investigated in order to reach to scientific conclusions.

摘要

慢性前列腺炎 (CP) 是男性常见的健康状况。尽管很明显，微生物引起的前列腺炎症与性功能之间的关系尚未得到彻底研究。为了调查性行为/性取向与慢性细菌性前列腺炎之间可能存在的关联，我们回顾性评估了 1783 次就诊（2009-2019），原因是调查了前列腺炎样症状和常规随访。共有 389 名患者提供了有关性取向和性行为的信息。平均年龄为 45.5 岁。根据他们的报告，92.28%是异性恋，6.16%是同性恋，1.54%是双性恋。关于性行为，26.6% 的人报告了多个性伙伴关系，而 73.4% 的人报告了单一的性伙伴关系。作为初始诊断的慢性细菌性前列腺炎与拥有多个性伴侣之间存在统计学上的显着关联。相比之下，CBP 与性取向之间的关联没有统计学意义。同样，任何治疗结果与拥有多个性伴侣之间也没有显着关联。我们的研究结果表明，性行为与 CBP 发作之间存在联系，应进一步调查以得出科学结论。