PROSTATE ENLARGEMENT
The prostate is a male reproductive gland that produces the fluid that carries sperm during ejaculation. It surrounds the urethra, the tube through which urine passes out of the body. An enlarged prostate means the gland has grown bigger. Prostate enlargement happens to almost all men as they get older. As the gland grows, it can press on the urethra and cause urination and bladder problems. Prostate cancer is one of the most commen cancer in males every one should screen themselfs after the age of 40 – 45.
Symptoms
- A weak or slow urinary stream
- A feeling of incomplete bladder emptying
- Difficulty starting urination.
- Frequent urination.
- Urgency to urinate.
- Getting up frequently at night to urinate.
- A urinary stream that starts and stops.
- Straining to urinate.
- Continued dribbling of urine.
- Returning to urinate again minutes after finishing.
