Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate gland in men. A prostatitis diagnosis is 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 NIDDK devised a new classification system in 19… (More on Prostatitis)