Common symptoms of benign prostatic
hyperplasia include the following:
* blood in the urine (i.E.,
hematuria), caused by straining to void
* dribbling after voiding
* feeling that the bladder has not
emptied completely after urination
* frequent urination, particularly at
night (i.E., nocturia)
* hesitant, interrupted, or weak urine
stream caused by decreased force
* leakage of urine (i.E., overflow
incontinence)
* pushing or straining to begin
urination
* recurrent, sudden, urgent need to
urinate
in severe cases of bph, another symptom,
acute urinary retention (the inability to
urinate), can result from holding urine
for a long time, alcohol consumption, long
period of inactivity, cold temperatures
any of these factors can prevent the
urinary sphincter from relaxing and
allowing urine to flow out of the bladder.
Acute urinary retention causes severe
pain and discomfort. Catheterization may
be necessary to drain urine from the
bladder and obtain relief.
Treatment can inlcude in the form of
surgery if it is very advanced or with
the treatment of medicine like avodart
(avodart
medication) avodart prevents the
change of testosterone to
dihydrotestosterone in the body.
Dihydrotestosterone is involved in the
progress of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Benign prostatic hyperplasia is
enlargement of the prostate and occurs
only in males.
