The most common cause of this type of prostate infection is the bacterium that is typically found in the large intestine. Sometimes an infection from the urethra or bladder can spread an infection to the prostate gland as well if left untreated.
Category 2-Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis
Experts are not really sure what the cause of a chronic bacterial infection can be. It sometimes develops after you have experienced an acute prostatitis episode when some of the bacteria may remain in the prostate gland. Another cause of this type of prostate infection is an injury to the urinary tract because of sports such as bicycle riding or horseback riding, the use of a catheter to drain the bladder or an infection present in another part of the body that makes its way to the prostate.
Category 3-Nonbacterial Prostatitis
There are many theories of the cause of this type of prostate infection. The reasons are not clear or well defined. Some believe that this type of prostate infection is caused by an infectious agent that doesn�t show up in typical lab tests. Another cause is thought to from lifting objects that are heavy when the bladder is full. It is thought that the urine may back up into the prostate gland and cause inflammation.
A condition that was more prevalent in women and is being seen more frequently in men is interstitial cystitis. This is an infection of the bladder or urinary tract and is thought to be one of the causes for nonbacterial prostatitis.
Sometimes this condition is caused by urinary tract structure abnormalities. If there are strictures or narrowing of the urethra, it can cause more pressure when you are urinating and result in symptoms and inflammation. Prostate infection is not contagious and cannot be transmitted sexually, so you will have no worries about passing prostatitis to your partner.
