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Might it be possible that a a man have difficulty urinating with a bladder infection alone, without a prostate infection involved?

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Yes: By difficulty i mean urgency, frequency, leakage, or pain.Prostatitis will cause reduction in size and force of stream.

Dr Ali and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/6/2015

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