Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Treatment
An enlarged prostate, which can change the way you urinate, is known in medicine as benign prostate enlargement (BPE). Men over 50 are more likely to have BPE. There’s no chance that it’s cancerous or dangerous to your health. Many men worry that having a swollen prostate makes them more likely to get prostate cancer. That’s not true. Men with a swollen prostate have the same chance of getting prostate cancer as men who don’t have a big prostate.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the chance of getting prostate cancer higher if you have benign prostatic hyperplasia?
According to research, having BPH does not make you more likely to get prostate cancer. However, the signs of BPH and prostate cancer are similar. If you have BPH, you might also have prostate cancer that hasn’t been found yet. Between the ages of 55 and 69, everyone with a prostate should get a test every year. It will help find prostate cancer early. You are more likely to get prostate cancer if you are black or if someone in your family has had it. If you are more likely to get prostate cancer, you should start getting checked for it when you turn 40.
How often does benign prostate hyperplasia happen?
Many people have benign prostate hypertrophy.
About half of men who have a prostate will have some signs of BPH by age 60. About 90% of people will have signs of the disease by age 85. About half of the people who have BPH will have symptoms that need to be treated.
What are the signs that you might have benign prostate hyperplasia?
Your prostate surrounds your urethra. If you have BPH and your prostate grows, it can stop your urethra. So, these are some early signs of BPH:
- I have to pee slowly or dribble.
- I am having trouble starting to pee.
- It is leaking away (incontinence).
- Must go to the bathroom right away (urgency).
- I need to go to the bathroom at night.
- I am not being able to empty your stomach all the way.
- When you ejaculate or pee, you feel pain.
- It feels like you peed.
What happens if you don't treat a prostate that is too big?
If you don’t get treatment for BPH, your urethra can get even more blocked, which can make your symptoms worse. It could also lead to:
- UTI stands for urinary tract infection.
- Urine stones.
- There is blood in your urine.
- Damage to your kidneys from urine going back up from your bladder to them.
- The rush of urine puts stress on your kidneys.
What makes mild prostatic hypertrophy happen?
Medical experts and people who work in health care don’t know what causes BPH. Low testosterone is the idea that, as you get older, the amount of testosterone in your body goes down. In contrast, the amount of estrogen in your body stays the same. These changes in hormones might make the cells in your prostate grow. But people who take extra testosterone may get or make their BPH worse. People over 65 There is also more dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in AMAB. DHT is a more potent form of testosterone that makes your prostate bigger.
Can someone else get mild prostate hyperplasia?
No, BPH doesn’t spread. Another person can’t get BPH from you.
What kind of doctor takes care of mild prostate hyperplasia?
If your doctor thinks you have BPH, they suggest that you see a urologist. A urologist is a doctor who specializes in taking care of problems with the urinary tract.
What can be done to treat mild prostate hyperplasia?
Unfortunately, BPH can’t be cured. However, some treatments can help ease your problems. If your symptoms aren’t too bad, you might not need any care. Your doctor may tell you to follow a “watchful waiting” method, which means you have regular meetings to ensure your BPH doesn’t get worse.Â
Possible treatments are:
Most medicines given to people ease the muscles in their prostate, which makes their urethra less tense. As an example,
- Flomax® contains tamsulosin.
- Hytrin® contains terazosin.
- Cardura® contains doxazosin.
- Ulxatral®, which is alfuzosin,
- Rabaflo® contains silodosin.
A few medicines can slow the growth of your prostate gland by stopping the production of the hormone DHT. People with bigger prostates will benefit the most from these drugs. As an example,
- Finasteride, found in Proscar®.
- DHT (Avodart®) dutasteride.
The doctor may prescribe a combination of medicines to help treat your symptoms and make it easier for you to pee. A good example is Jalyn®, which contains dutasteride and tamsulosin. After you start taking medicine, it might take one to eight weeks for your symptoms to improve.
What's the difference between being overweight and having prostate cancer?
Many people get prostate cancer, which starts in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer, in its early stages, rarely shows any signs. But as it gets worse, it shows a lot of the same signs as BPH. Some of these signs are weak urine flow, pain when ejaculating or peeing, and the need to go to the bathroom a lot. Your bones, lymph nodes, or other parts of your body may develop prostate cancer. Radiation therapy and surgery are two types of treatment.Â
The signs of BPH are like the signs of prostate cancer. But BPH is not cancer, and having it does not make you more likely to get cancer. It’s not going to get to other parts of your body. Medicines, surgery, and minimally invasive treatments are all possible ways to treat the condition.
What is the difference between hyperplasia and swelling of the prostate that is not cancerous?
BPH is the name of the disease that makes your prostate more prominent. A doctor will use the word “benign prostatic enlargement” (BPE) to talk about how your prostate gland gets more prominent because of BPH.
