[Local electromagnetic hyperthermia in treating patients with chronic prostatitis].

Local electromagnetic hyperthermia (LEH) was applied to 29 patients with nonspecific chronic prostatitis, using UHF-units Plot or Yakhta-3 (915 MHz). Heating was achieved with the help of intracavitary areals via the rectum. A therapeutic course consisted of 6-10 LEH sessions. A direct positive clinical effect was observed in all the patients after the LEH course was over. Prostatic secretion indices returned to normal in 25 patients; a moderate leucocyte count was found in 4 patients only. Exacerbation of disease was noted in 3 patients in the course of the first year after therapy. They were given a repeated LEH course, which brought about a positive effect. Potency in 14 patients (8 of 10 with decreased potency and 6 with normal potency) was increased after LEH. LEH seems to hold promise for therapy of chronic prostatitis and its consequences. This method results in no complications, therefore LEH courses can be repeated in case of exacerbation.