Effect of radio wave-induced hyperthermia on microflora of the prostate in the treatment of prostatitis associated with infertility
Kuz'min, M.D.; Bukharin, O.V.; Ivanov, I.B.; Mikhaĭlova, E.A.
Zhurnal Mikrobiologii Epidemiologii i Immunobiologii 4: 95-97
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0372-9311 PMID: 11569279 Document Number: 538550
The influence of hyperthermia induced by radiowaves on the microflora of the prostate in cases of male sterility was studied. The use of hyperthermia was shown to produce a stable decrease in bacteriospermia and the persistence potential of bacteria isolated from sperm. Hyperthermia produced a bactericidal effect not only on microorganisms contained in sperm but also on the microflora of prostatic tissues 1 cm deep. The study gave grounds for treating male sterility with the use of hyperthermia induced by radiowaves and a subsequent course of antibiotics to achieve the stable decrease of bacteriospermia and the restoration of the reproductive function.