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Date Posted: 06:48:27 02/13/14 Thu
Author: Knut Holt
Subject: Prostate growth or hyperplacia - benign

About Benign Prostate Hyperplasia

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By Benign Prostate Hyperplasia the amount of cells in the prostate is gradually increasing so that the gland enlarges and can after some time disturbe the urination, but the new cells are normal prostate cells. Here you can read about the symptoms and treatment of the condition.

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The prostate gland is situated around the urethra just under the bladder. Normally it has the shape and size of a large walnut. It produces much of the slime found in the semen.

During puberty the prostate of a boy grows as a part of the pubertal maturing. In many man it keeps on growing smoothly during the whole life, in some men more than in others, a condition called Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH).

The gland is enlarging because the number of all type of cells within the prostate is increasing, but the new cells are normal cells. This continued growth is partly caused by a variant of the male sexual hormone, dihydrotestosterone. Inflammatory reactions is often also present as a causal factor or as a consequence of the condition.

In some men the enlarged prostate strangles the urethra and the bladder so that the urination is hindered or the urinary function is altered. This seldom happens before the man is past the middle ages. The specific symptoms of prostate enlargement is as follows:

- By examination one finds the prostate enlarged. Often one can feel smooth soft lumps, which are essentially enlarged normal sections of the prostate. The prostate is usually without altered symmetry and distinct irregularities. At the beginning this is the only symptom.

- The prostate area can feel engorged or tender, the man can feel burning sensation during urination, but other pain is seldom felt.

- It takes longer time for the urine to begin flowing, the flow can stop a while before beginning again, the urine flow will get weaker with less pressure at the outlet, and sometimes the urine is only dripping.

- In severe cases the urethra gets completely blocked so that the urine has to be taken out with a catheter.

- Often the bladder will not get totally empty during urination, and after some time the bladder can get permanently distended.

- The man can get more frequent urge for urination, for example during nights, because of incomplete urination and pressure on the prostate.

- Some men lose control of the urination, resulting in involuntary dripping or sudden urine outlet.

BPH is diagnosed by considering the reported symptoms and by inspection of the prostate gland. This is first done by palpation towards the upper wall of the rectum with an inserted finger. Then one often looks at the prostate by means of an ultrasound sond inserted into the rectum. One will also do urine analysis, blood sample analysis and other examinations to exclude cancer, infections or other ailments that can give the same symptoms as BPH:

Benign prostate growth is usually only treated if it causes symptoms. There are several type of treatment:

- One often treats the condition with medicines like finesteride (Proscar, Propecis) and alpha blockers. Finesteride blocks the production of the hormone dihydrotestosterone, and will after some time make the prostate get smaller. Alpha blockers relax muscle bundles in the prostate and area around so that urine flows more easily. One is however reluctant to begin treating with these pharmaceuticals because of a great risk for side effects.

- Finesteride, but in lower and safer doses, is also used to treat male baldness, and men treated with finesteride for prostate growth will often get better hair growth as a useful additive effect.

- One can treat the condition by microwaves that reduce the prostate size by heating. A similar treatment is inserting a needle into the prostate and apply an alternating current through it, that heats parts of the prostate and evaporates these parts. By these treatments one typically uses a working sond inserted through the urethra and a sond in the rectum to get an overview of the prostate area, or to measure the temperature in this area.

- For severe problems with urination one can cut out the whole prostate or parts of it surgically, so-called prostatectomy. The surgery is usually done with instruments inserted through the urethra. Such surgery can cause erectile problems or retrograde ejaculation, a condition where the semen goes into the bladder instead of out through the urethra.

- On the market you can also find natural remedies to reduce the prostate size and inflammatory reactions in the prostate. Many of these are based on saw palmetto or the substance cernitine extracted from pollen. By a few scientific studies so far done, they seem to be effective and without great side effects. Products based on these ingredients may therefore be a good first choice for treatment of benign prostate growth.

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Knut Holt is an internet consultant and marketer focusing on health items. To find more information about fitness, health and sex, including more information about urinary and genital issues, and products to improve fitness, health and sexual life, please visit his web-site.

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