Prostatitis

What Increases Your Risk

Factors that can increase your risk of developing prostatitis include:

• A recent urinary tract infection (UTI).
• Insertion of a urinary catheter or having a cystoscopy.
• Sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
• Injury, such as from riding a bicycle or horse.

If you have had chronic bacterial prostatitis, you have an increased chance of developing it again.

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Author:	Douglas Dana Monica Rhodes	Last Updated: February 19, 2008
Medical Review:	E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine Andrew Swan, MD, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS - Urology/Oncology
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