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Dear doctor! could i diagnose prostatitis through ultrasound? acute, chronic, bacterial, non-bacterial??

Q: dear doctor! could i diagnose prostatitis through ultrasound? acute, chronic, bacterial, non-bacterial??

: Ultrasound is not a precise test for prostatitis. It can only give clues about whether or not prostatitis is present, and cannot distinguish between the various types.

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Ultrasound is not a precise test for prostatitis. It can only give clues about whether or not prostatitis is present, and cannot distinguish between the various types.

Answered 6/3/2023

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A member asked:

Dear doctor! could i diagnose prostatitis through ultrasound? acute, chronic, bacterial, non-bacterial??

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

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