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   for Non-Cancerous Prostate Enlargement

The prostate is a walnut size gland that surrounds the urethra, the canal that carries urine from the bladder out of the body. Urine passes through the prostatic urethra as soon as it exits the bladder.

Enlarged prostate (BPH) symptoms include:

• Feeling that the bladder is never completely empty, even after urinating
• Frequent or painful urination
• Waking up frequently during the night to urinate
• Weak or interrupted urine stream
• Incontinence (dribbling)
• Difficulty in starting or stopping the flow of urine
• A sudden feeling that you have to urinate immediately

The prostate provides nutrients and fluids to sperm. Usually the prostate grows in size throughout life. This growth causes a compression of the urethra and may compromise urine flow during voiding. The initial growth may occur in a man's thirties, but it usually does not lead to any symptoms until the sixties and seventies.

An enlarged prostate affects over 14 million men each year in the United States. More than half of all men over the age of 50 develop an enlarged prostate. By age 80, nearly 80% of all men have this condition known as Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH).