Prostatitis's an inflammation of the prostate gland, in men. A prostatitis diagnosis's assigned at 8% of all urologist and 1% of all primary care physician visits in the United States. Classification The term prostatitis refers, in its strictest sense, to histological (microscopic) inflammation of the tissue of the prostate gland, although it's loosely (and confusingly) used to describe several completely different conditions. To remedy this, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and… (More on Prostatitis)