Acute bacterial prostatitis, the least common of the four types, causes chills, fever, pain in the lower back and genital area, and urinary frequency and urgency. It can often be treated with antibiotics. Chronic bacterial prostatitis is also relatively uncommon. It has the same symptoms as acute bacterial prostatitis but is caused by an underlying defect in the prostate.
Treatment relies on identifying the defect and treating it, then using antibiotics.
Asymptomatic prostatitis has no symptoms and is usually diagnosed when a professional opinion is sought for infertility or testing for prostate cancer. Chronic prostatitis is the most common form of the condition. It is also the least understood. It can affect men of any age and symptoms often come and go. It can be inflammatory or non-inflammatory in nature.