Study of the infections in the male genital system in the western region of Saudi Arabia.

rostatediseasesasbenignprostatichyperplasia� (BPH),�chronicprostatitisanderectiledysfunction� areamajorworldwidemalehealthproblemaffectingmen� duringtheirlifetime.�Itisacceptedthatinflammation� especiallythatisduetoinfectionshasaroleinprostate� diseasesanditcouldstimulatecarcinogenesisprobably� bycausinggenomedamageenhancingcellreplication. 1 � Associationofsexuallytransmitteddiseases�(STD)�with� thedevelopmentofprostatecancerspecificallyhuman� papillomavirus� (HPV)� andNeisseria gonorrhoeae� � was� studiedasapossibleriskfactor.� Pathogensinfecting� themalegenitalareamayinduceeithersymptomatic� orasymptomaticchronicprostaticinflammationthat� couldbeanimportantfactorinthedevelopmentof� prostatitis,� BPH,� andprostatecancer.� Multiplesexual� partnerswithunprotectedsexincreaseriskofSTDas� SyphilisandGonorrhea,�whichmayproduceasexually� transmissiblefactorthatincreasestheriskofprostate� cancer.� Thereareseveralaspectsthatrequirefurther� investigationtoproperlydefine,� characterize,� and� categorizeprostatitis. 2 � Skerketal 2 � foundChlamydia trachomatis� (C. trachomatis),� Trichomonas vaginalis� (T. vaginalis),� Escherichia coli� (E. coli),� Enterococci, Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Streptococcus Agalactica (Strept. agalactica), Ureaplasma urealyticumin� patientswithchronicprostatitis.�TheCentersforDisease�