Prostatitis

I went to the urologist because of prostatitis, I was given medication and advised not to have sex for two months. Have any of you heard this advice from your urologist?

Is the medication he gave you an antibiotic to treat an infections?

Antibiotic yes - sulfa or cipro most likely. Chances are you won't want to ejaculate for a while, but I have also heard that when you want to go ahead, because it may help flush the prostate and move the antibiotic through. I have seen NO actual studies showing that to be the case.

Hope you feel better, prostatitis is no fun.

You could pass an infection to your partner. Use a condom if you do have sex to reduce the risk. I doubt in my non medical opinion that ejaculation should be avoided, seems flushing the prostate would actually be good.

@moliere Thank you for your reply. Yes, I am taking the antibiotic Ciprofloxacin every 12 hours for twenty days. And I was advised by the urologist not to have sexual intercourse so as not to stimulate the prostate during the treatment, because the prostate is inflamed.

@Rigel Thank you for your reply. Yes, I have been taking the antibiotic Ciprofloxacin every 12 hours for twenty days.

As I understand it is primarily a comfort thing. Ejaculation or anything that presses on the prostate can be "cuss a blue streak for 5 minutes" painful when things are bad. Once it calms down some you can start up again.

Can't imagine what it must have been like back when the only treatment was prostate massage.