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Is prostato-cyctitist (bacterial prostate) contagious? is it safe to have sex or masturbate when i am antibiotics to treat it?

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Dr. Charles Gordon answered

Specializes in Adolescent Medicine

No and Yes: Usually easily treated with a course of one of the floxacin family of antibiotics. It is hard for most antibiotics to enter prostatic tissues but the floxacins do.

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Answered 11/28/2017

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A member asked:

Is prostato-cyctitist (bacterial prostate) contagious? is it safe to have sex or masturbate when i am antibiotics to treat it?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Charles Gordon answered

Dr Chuu agreed

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