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Enlarged Prostate - When Do I Need To Do Something About It
Doug
Bremner
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)
(also known as Enlarging Prostate, or EP) is a thickening of the
prostate tissue surrounding the urethra in older men that is
associated with problems with urination. It is a part of normal
aging, and with time some men are affected more than others
After age 50 most men begin to experience some
prostate problems. Fifty percent of men over 50 and 90% of men
older than 80 have BPH. 6.4 million men visit a doctor for BPH
every year. Half of those consider medication or surgery for
treatment. The probability of eventually requiring surgery is 39%.
The worst outcomes are a loss of
sexual
function with surgery, acute urinary retention (the sudden
inability to urinate caused by untreated BPH) or damage to the
kidneys and bladder. In half of cases BPH reduces quality of life
for men. Thirty six percent of spouses of BPH men surveyed
reported that BPH caused a lack of physical intimacy in their
relationships.
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The prostate gland is a walnut sized organ in males
that is located just below the bladder. The prostate helps to
create semen.
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Fluid created by the prostate is secreted into the
urethra (the tube in the penis that is both the conduit for urine
as well as semen) where it combines with and protects sperm from
the testicles.
Semen protects
sperm and plays an important role in
male
fertility.
Fertility isn't usually a major priority for
most men over 50 unless they are in a relationship with a younger
woman still in her childbearing years who wants to have children.
A more odious condition is BPH. The prostate wraps around the
urethra where it exits from the bladder. As the prostate enlarges
it squeezes off the urethra, resulted in problems urinating,
creating the need to urinate frequently day and night, feelings of
urgency to urinate, not allowing the bladder to empty completely,
and creating weak urine flows that start and stop. BPH is
diagnosed by a rectal exam by your doctor.
BPH
is not cancer, or a precursor to cancer -- and it does not
raise your risk for prostate cancer. The actual cause of
prostate enlargement is unknown. Aside from some link to
aging, the testicles may play a role in the growth of the
gland. Men who have had their testicles removed at a young
age as a result of testicular cancer or for another medical
reason do not develop BPH, probably as a result of the
removal of dihydrotestosterone, which has a stimulatory
effect on prostate tissue. Similarly, if after developing
BPH, a man has his testicles removed, the prostate begins to
shrink in size.
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Less than half of all men with BPH have
symptoms of the disease, which include frequent urination and
urgency, urinating at night, weak urine stream, straining to void,
dribbling after urination, and incomplete urination. Frequency is
caused by mechanical obstruction of the urethra, combined with a
thickening of the smooth muscle in the bladder wall secondary to
the increased resistance from the urethra. This causes the size of
the bladder cavity to become smaller, shortening the times between
urination, leading to numerous visits to the restroom.
Treatment is not necessary in the early stages of BPH. (Read
self
care for BPH) Once you regularly (several times a week) start
urinating less then two hours after the last time you went, have a
feeling like your bladder is not empty after urinating, stopped
and started while urinating, had to push or strain, or had a weak
stream, can't postpone urinating, and have to get up at night, it
is time to do something about it. If you have these problems only
once and a while, you won't necessarily benefit from treatment.
Learn more about treatments for EP and other disorders and hidden
risks of prescription medications in
http://www.beforeyoutakethatpill.com/index.html Before You
Take That Pill: Why the Drug Industry May be Bad for Your Health:
Risks and Side Effects You Won't Find on the Label of Commonly
Prescribed Drugs, Vitamins and Supplements', by researcher and
physician J. Douglas Bremner, MD.
http://www.beforeyoutakethatpill.com
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