Benign prostatic hyperplasia (benign prostatic hyperplasia) is the enlargement of the prostate gland, which is located in the upper part of the bladder and the urinary tract called the urethra. Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a disease that generally negatively affects the quality of life of patients, but is not life-threatening.
Genetic factors are effective in the formation of the disease
Development of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Testosterone, the male hormone, is required for menstruation. Although testosterone levels decrease with advancing age, the concentration of this hormone in prostate tissue increases. Genetic transmission also plays a role in the formation of benign prostate enlargement. Men with benign prostatic hyperplasia in their first-degree relatives are more likely to suffer from this disease. Therefore, men who have a family history of this disease should be more careful. The disease has mild, moderate and advanced symptoms.
Main symptoms of benign prostate enlargement:
Storage symptoms: Frequent waking up due to urination while sleeping at night, urgent Desire to urinate,
Excretion symptoms: Waiting to start urinating, straining, straining, intermittent urination,
Post-urination symptoms: Inability to fully void urine, feeling of urine remaining in the bladder, after urinating. dripping.
The disease can be mild, moderate or advanced.
Active monitoring can be done in those with mild symptoms. These patients are informed about their diseases and their complaints can be reduced with some recommendations.
For those with moderate symptoms, treatment is determined according to the size of the patient's prostate and complaints while urinating. For example, in patients with predominant storage symptoms, if the prostate size and some blood tests are appropriate, the complaints of the patients can be reduced with medications.
If not treated;
Early diagnosis and treatment are important. If benign prostatic hyperplasia is delayed, kidney failure, bladder stones, recurrent urinary tract infections, and even bladder cancer may develop due to chronic irritations that may occur in the bladder due to bladder stones. Patients are examined by a specialist physician after surgical intervention. They should be monitored carefully and warned to drink plenty of water.
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