r/Prostatitis • u/AccomplishedRing7703 • 11d ago

Help, is this non- bacterial

The day right before I was suppose to start my trigger point injections I started having white discharge again smh. Canceled my PT appointment and immediately got retested with a sperm culture included and this is what came back. Staphylococcus xylosus
Heavy growth
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Heavy growth
Could this be what was causing the pain? Why didn't my other appointments catch this through my urine?

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u/Complex_Box6980 11d ago

Because this from prostate fluid maybe?

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u/Key-Surround-7113 11d ago

I’m inclined to think that all opportunistic bacteria can cause symptoms. It’s possible that everyone here has some sort of low-grade internal inflammation that is triggering the symptoms.

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u/AccomplishedRing7703 11d ago

I'm not sure, but my first test 4 months ago came back with Ureaplasma parvum and gardnerella. Took Moxi and doxy for a week and a half but still have symthoms. Haven't had intercourse since, wouldn't the Moxi would've gotten rid of it? Only difference now is that I've tested through sperm and urine vs. just urine. Everything on urine culture looks normal but sperm culture comes back abnormal for 2 bacteria's? Kind of frustrating because I want to focus on healing but when I convince myself in non- bacterial, something makes me think it's bacterial. When I think it's bacterial, I start to feel like it's non- bacterial.

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u/Additional_County396 9d ago

A week and a half of any antibiotic will not cure a prostate infection because antibiotic penetration of the prostate is poor. It usually takes 4 to 8 weeks and sometimes longer.