The effect of massage treatment of prostatic congestion on the prostatic size and secretion of citric acid.

In this study, 25 men, referred to our clinic for diagnosis and therapy of infertility were included. All had enlarged prostates. They were given 10 sessions of prostatic massage during 3--4 weeks and the fluid expressed was analysed for citric acid. The hypertrophy was seen to recede in almost all cases. Citric acid concentrations fell in only 6/25 cases analysed. In all the others, values did not fall and remained relatively stable. There was no apparent relationship between reduction of prostatic volume and the pattern of citric acid secretion.