How Do You Diagnose Prostate Enlargement (BPH)?
Failing to check on your Prostate Health may result to more serious problems later in life. Take action now! Understanding BPH Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) or benign prostatic hypertrophy refers to the increase in size of the prostate in middle-aged and elderly men. As a man ages, the prostate goes through two main periods of growth. During puberty, the prostate doubles in size. When men reach mid-twenties, the gland begins to grow again. This latter growth phase often results to BPH in later years. Though prostate growth is but normal during most of a man’s life, the enlargement cause problems later in life. BPH usually starts to display symptoms after the age of 50. More than half of men in their 60s and as many as 90 percent in their 70s and 80s have some symptoms of BPH. As the prostate enlarges, the layer of tissue surrounding it stops it from expanding, causing the gland to press against the urethra. The bladder wall becomes thicker and irritable, and begins to have abnorma
