Depending upon the results of these tests, antibiotics may be prescribed. Since this condition can be particularly stubborn, it is important that the full course of medication be taken. One of the frustrating things about prostatitis is that it can become chronic, reoccurring over and over again without warning. In some cases caused by bacteria, infection is simply exchanged back and forth between sexual partners. Nonbacterial prostatitis can be triggered by stopping or decreasing your frequency of sexual activity, because ejaculation empties the fluid that builds up in the prostate gland.
Some doctors recommend increasing the frequency of sexual activity to relieve the symptoms.
In most cases, prostatitis will subside in time. The prostate may become so swollen, however, that it closes off the urethra entirely, making urination impossible. If this happens, the patient may have to be hospitalized so he can be catheterized to drain the urine, and heavy-duty antibiotics can be administered by injection to kill the bacteria causing the infection. As men age, the risk of prostatitis and other prostate disorders increases. The normal aging process by itself may bring about urgency, frequency of urination and visits to the bathroom in the middle of the night.