If the prostate grows in a certain way it can squeeze the urethra or irritate the bottom of the bladder, making urination difficult. This happens to most people with prostates as they get older and it's usually harmless. The medical term for this is benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). It i...
The prostate wraps around the urethra. An enlarged prostate can press on the urethra. This may cause problems with storing urine or emptying your bladder completely.Common signs and symptoms:Urinating 8 or more times each day A feeling of not fully emptying your bladder when you urinate An ...
The prostate is a small organ about the size of a walnut. It lies below the bladder (where urine is stored) and surrounds the urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder). The prostate makes a fluid that helps to nourish sperm as part of the semen (ejaculatory fluid). Prosta...
The canine prostate gland is inside the pelvis, behind the bladder and below the rectum. It reaches maturity by the time he’s two years old. The prostate produces fluid for urine production and helps control ejaculation. It surrounds the urethra which carries urine from the bladder out through...
Only men have a prostate gland. The prostate is usually theshape and size of a walnut. It lies underneath the bladder andsurrounds the tube that men pass urine and semen through(urethra). The prostate gland's main job is to make some of thefluid that carries sperm, called semen.bladder...
It may compress the urethra, which courses through the center of the prostate. This can impede the flow of urine from the bladder through the urethra to the outside. Lower urinary tract symptoms from BPH can be due to one of the factors: (1) dynamic, (2) static, and (3) compensatory...
The prostate wraps around the urethra. An enlarged prostate can press on the urethra. This may cause problems with storing urine or emptying your bladder completely.What are the signs and symptoms of BPH?Urinating 8 or more times each day A feeling of not fully emptying your bladder when you...
It’s well known that an enlarged prostate can press on the bladder and give men more of the urge to urinate. That’s only half of waste elimination, but it doesn’t make sense to think that any prostate is going to get so big it will impede the colon. Men need to be taking kids...
(you’ve probably heard it called enlarged prostate) can cause problems such as a weak urine stream or having to pee a lot all day. Some medicines ease these symptoms by calming the muscles in the bladder and prostate. Others stop prostate growth and shrink the size of the prostate. ...
Medication– When lifestyle changes aren’t enough, your doctor may prescribe drugs to relax the prostate and bladder, shrink the gland and prevent additional growth — or both. Medications are helpful, but you’ll have to take them forever to maintain the effects. ...