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==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
A | A prostatitis diagnosis is assigned at eight percent of all urologist and one percent of all primary care physician visits in the [[United States]].<ref name="pmid9507840">{{cite journal |author=Collins MM, Stafford RS, O'Leary MP, Barry MJ |title=How common is prostatitis? A national survey of physician visits |journal=J. Urol. |volume=159 |issue=4 |pages=1224–8 |year=1998 |pmid=9507840| doi = 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)63564-X}}</ref> | ||
* Mumps is the main reason of increased risk of prostitis in childhood. | * [[Mumps]] is the main reason of increased risk of prostitis in childhood. | ||
* In adolescents and adults | * In adolescents and adults, prostitis is usually a secondary infection (e.g. [[IBS]] & [[Candida]]). | ||
* In elderly, prostitis usually occurs secondary to the enlargement of the gland over a period of years. | * In elderly, prostitis usually occurs secondary to the enlargement of the gland over a period of years. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Epidemiology and Demographics
A prostatitis diagnosis is assigned at eight percent of all urologist and one percent of all primary care physician visits in the United States.[1]
- Mumps is the main reason of increased risk of prostitis in childhood.
- In elderly, prostitis usually occurs secondary to the enlargement of the gland over a period of years.
References
- ↑ Collins MM, Stafford RS, O'Leary MP, Barry MJ (1998). "How common is prostatitis? A national survey of physician visits". J. Urol. 159 (4): 1224–8. doi:10.1016/S0022-5347(01)63564-X. PMID 9507840.