The most common cause of an enlarged prostate is old age. Surprisingly, BPH n old age is considered normal, and treatment is only recommended in case of severe symptoms.Researchshows that 1 in every 4 men has an enlarged prostate by age 55. It further reveals that half of those with 75 ...
PSA test.This checks for levels of what’s called prostate specific antigen, or PSA, in your blood. PSA is aproteinyour prostate makes. Both BPH and prostate cancer can raise your PSA level. This test alone can't confirm that you have BPH. You will need other tests, too. If your lev...
Medical experts say it could grow from the size of a walnut to the size of an apricot by the age of 40, and then to the size of a lemon by age 60. The larger prostate then may press against the urethra and cause problems in passing urine. 随着男性年龄的增长,前列腺往往会变大。
Intermittent urine is one warning sign of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a common condition as men age. Understand your symptoms by taking this short quiz. Take the Quiz What is Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia? BPH is an enlarged prostate. It’s not cancer. Just something most men have to...
Prostate artery embolization (PAE) provides long-term effectiveness in treating urinary symptoms from an enlarged prostate gland, according to new research to be presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting in Phoenix, M
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Usually, the prostate is small, but it undergoes two growth phases with age. First, it doubles in size, which occurs during the teenage years. The growth then resumes in adulthood after the age of 25 years and for the rest of a man’s life. ...