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What is Enlarged Prostate?
This is the prostate gland in men, below the bladder and wrapped around the urethra. Healthy human prostate is slightly larger than a walnut, and even called a gland, as consisting of two lobes entirely surrounded by a layer outside the network, the term “organ” is a more appropriate description.
With the aging process, it is very common that the enlarged prostate gland. As a man ages, the prostate goes the through two periods of growth. The first occurred in early puberty, the genital development of male, when the prostate doubles the size.
Diagnosis of enlarged prostate
Swollen prostate diagnosis made by a rectal examination, urinalysis, a check sample of the liquid discharged from the inflammation or infection, a blood test for prostate antigen (PSA) and ultrasound. Ultrasound has proven to be useful tool in the diagnosis of enlarged prostate. This allows doctors to view images from the bladder, which tells how well a man is emptying the ball. Noninvasive device and complete painless.
Symptoms of enlarged prostate
* Frequent urination (especially at night)
* Burning when urinating and discharge from the penis
* Feeling completely out of pocket at the back and in front of the rectum
* A thin stream of urine that stops and starts again
* Difficulty starting urine stream
* Pain after urinating
Forward in accordance with the symptoms, the ball may not be completely empty and urine that remain, increasing the risk of infection.
What causes enlarged prostate?
Around age 25, the gland starts growing again. This second growth phase often results, years later, in an enlarged prostate gland. In this process prostate enlarges, the layer of the network around the prostate that is still growing. This makes the prostate gland to press against the urethra like clamp on the garden hose. In the bladder wall to become thick and ill-natured.
Bladder that even when the contract contains a small amounted of urine, the more often lavatory.
Eventually, the bladder weakens and lost the ability to empty. Urine remains in the bladder. This can cause symptoms similar to urinary infection zone. Many people do not feel comfortable talking about the prostate. However, prostate enlargement is very common during aging such as hair loss and memory. Read the rest of this entry »
