What are some of the risk factors for BPH?
Risk factors for developing BPH include increasing age and a family history of BPH. What are some of the symptoms associated with BPH? Many men with benign prostate hyperplasia have no symptoms. When symptoms occur, they may range from mild and barely noticeable to serious and disruptive. The amount of prostate enlargement is not always related to the severity of the symptoms. Some men with only slight enlargement have serious symptoms, and some men with a great deal of enlargement have few symptoms Since the prostate surrounds the urethra just below the bladder, its enlargement can result in symptoms that irritate or obstruct the bladder. • Difficulty starting urine stream (hesitancy and straining). • Decreased strength of the urine stream (weak flow). • Dribbling after urination. • Feeling that the bladder is not completely empty. • An urge to urinate again soon after urinating. • Pain during urination (dysuria). • Waking at night to urinate (nocturia). • Frequent urination. • A sudd
