First off google is your best friend so if your interested do the search after you read this post. A gentleman asked a question a number of posts below and I thought this info was important enough to start a new thread.
Can a Prostate Infection be transmitted?
Yes, a female partner can contract a urinary tract infection and worse (actual kidney infections) from a male partner who has prostatitis. I have seen this in several cases over the years and it usually starts after the couple began to have sex when the male had a history of a prostate infection.
Can a Male’s PSA level become elevated due to a prostate yeast infection?
Yes, it most certainly can. The prostate serum antigen (PSA) level will only reveal an elevation if a man has an enlarged prostate, whether it be from an infection or from cancer. A Urologist will generally tell you that an elevated PSA reading will not be due to a yeast infection, but I have seen this to be the case in many males over the years, and once their yeast infection was successfully treated the PSA reading went back to normal.
Can I have Sex during a Prostate Infection?
You can but please bear in mind that you are at a high risk of potentially infecting your partner with a yeast infection. You may wish to use condoms.
Can there be a Yeast Infection in the Male Urethra?
Yes there can be, a yeast infection can commonly affect the male genital region including the skin in and around the penis and scrotom, the prostate and the urethra, although it is more common for the prostate to be affected (prostatitis) than the urethra.
Another reason why gentleman need to have a PSA count and digital prostate exam at least every 12 months.
Use to be (& mostly still is) 50 yrs old, you start getting the PSA annually. I have for quite some time now. Then just last week Consumer Reports says Not so fast there. Now others including Doctors are saying it's not necessary. What do you do?! I have wondered if this "new" info could be an insurance driven thing. Though you would think they would rather pay for the test than the treatments after the fact. But the issue is false positives. Lot's of questions. Many conflicting answers.
He's recommending against me getting the PSA test. On the flip side, my youngest brother is currently being treated for curable prostate cancer found through the PSA. Doubled in a year. Did not go down after treating with antibiotics. Biopsy confirmed only a single location.
The reason for NOT doing PSA is IF it comes back positive then treatment might be undertaken where a slow growing cancer might not be the thing which kills you. Other old age related illnesses might kill you first & it might be smarter to ignore & enjoy better quality of life.
I'm going to get a PSA as I'm just 60.