Prostadynia has all the symptoms of prostatitis. However, no bacteria are found on cultures and urine, prostate massage specimens and semen have no white blood cells when examined under the microscope. We have no idea why prostadynia exists, nor do we have an effective cure. Antibiotics are not effective for prostadynia. The 'itis' at the end of prostatitis denotes inflammation.
Inflammation usually denotes white blood cells or pus cells.
Therefore, technically speaking, prostadynia is not truly prostatitis. We add it to the list because the symptoms and treatment are identical to nonbacterial prostatitis. Despite their names, acute and chronic bacterial prostatitis are not contagious and are not considered to be sexually transmitted diseases. Your sexual partner cannot catch this infection from you. The way in which the prostate becomes infected is not clearly understood.