Enlarged Prostate (BPH): Causes, Symptoms, Treatments BPH—benign prostatic hyperplasia—is the non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate gland. BPH is the most common disease in aging men that lead to lower urinary tract symptoms: 50% of men in their 50’s will have BPH, and 80% in their 80’s. Although the prostate enlargement itself is harmless, it can […]
Urinary Retention in Men Urination Retention in men is common, especially among older men. Statistics show that 0.45% to 0.68% of men age 40 to 83 get urinary retention. The incidents of urinary retention in men also increases with age. 10% of men get urinary retention in their 70s and 30% of men in their […]
Four Types of Prostatitis | Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments Prostatitis is the inflammation and swelling of the prostate, a sometimes painful condition that only affects men. Men of all ages can get prostatitis but men who are 50 and under are more commonly affected by it. Contrary to popular myth, prostatitis does not lead to […]