Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a health issue that becomes more common with age. It's also called an enlarged prostate. The prostate is a small gland that helps make semen. It's found just below the bladder. And it often gets bigger as you get older.

Toby Kohler, M.D., Urology, Mayo Clinic: "BPH is a fancy way of saying the prostate is getting larger, and we don't want it to." Jason Howland: Dr. Toby Kohler, a Mayo Clinic urologist, says the enlarged prostate forces the urethra to narrow, causing a variety of urination problems.

2024年10月4日 · The therapy can treat larger prostates over 80 grams, while minimizing the risk of incontinence and sexual side effects compared with the current BPH surgeries that are offered. In most studies, it was shown to have a < 10% risk of retrograde ejaculation compared with a 75% or higher risk with the other BPH procedures.

Expertise and rankings Experience. Each year, Mayo Clinic doctors treat more than 19,400 people for benign prostatic hyperplasia.

2024年1月18日 · Dr. Cheney says prostate enlargement, or BPH, does not mean cancer. "It is truly just enlargement, and the cells in the prostate are not cancerous. Prostate enlargement is much more common than prostate cancer," he says. An enlarged prostate can cause troublesome symptoms and affect the quality of a person's life.

2023年7月22日 · Prostate laser surgery is used to relieve moderate to severe urinary symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate — a condition known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). During prostate laser surgery, your doctor inserts a scope through the tip of your penis into the tube that carries urine from your bladder (urethra).

2022年7月2日 · But other studies found a decreased risk of BPH in men with a high total protein intake, especially protein intake of leaner forms of protein such as fish. Studies on dietary supplements and herbal therapies — such as saw palmetto, lycopene and beta-sitosterol — and BPH have had mixed results. Ask your doctor for advice before taking ...

2016年11月15日 · BPH is enlargement of the prostate gland that’s not related to cancer. It’s a common condition in men as they age. BPH may cause symptoms such as a frequent or urgent need to urinate, difficulty starting urination, weak urine stream, a stream that stops and starts, increased urination at night, or inability to empty the bladder completely.

2024年9月26日 · By age 60, about 30% of men show moderate to severe symptoms of BPH; by age 80, it is 50%. An enlarged prostate gland can cause uncomfortable urinary symptoms, such as a weak urine stream, a stream that starts and stops, frequently getting up at night to urinate, or nocturia, and inability to empty the bladder.

2018年5月8日 · ANSWER: There are several procedures available to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, including a relatively new treatment that uses steam to reduce the size of the prostate and ease symptoms. This treatment has been shown to effectively eliminate excess prostate tissue, while carrying a low risk of side effects.