Tag: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

In this article we will discuss about Risk Factors Responsible and Complications of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. So let’s get started.

Risk Factors

Aging

1 out 5 men develop BPH in 50s according to Prostate Cancer Foundation and it increases 70% by tge time a man is 70 years old.

Black Men are more often develop BPH than White Men or Asian Men.

Family History

Diabetes or Heart Disease

Obesity

Complications

Urinary Retention

Urinary Tract Infection

Bladder Stones

Kidney Damage

Calculi

Obstructive Uropathy

Bladder Hypertrophy

Sepsis

Secondary Infection

In this article we will discuss about Symptoms of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. So let’s get started.

Symptoms

Frequent or urgent need to urinate

Increased frequency at night or nocturia

Difficulty in initiating urination

Irregular Urine Stream i.e strean that starts and stops

Dribbling at the end of urination

Inability to completely empty the bladder

Rarely there is blood in urine, UTI and inability to urinate.