Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Prostatic hyperplasia, formerly known as prostatic hypertrophy, is one of the common diseases of middle-aged and elderly men. It is a benign lesion of the prostate. The cause of hyperplasia is also closely related to changes in male hormones and changes in testicles. At the same time, excessive sexual life, masturbation, interrupted sexual intercourse, and irritating food can cause excessive congestion of the testicles and prostate, repeated excessive congestion, the testicles are prone to atrophy, and the prostate is prone to hypertrophy. Its common symptoms are frequent urination, urgency (cannot tolerate urine), incomplete urination (fewer urination), intermittent urination, and incontinence. According to foreign statistics, about half of men over 40 years of age suffer from benign prostatic hyperplasia, and up to 80% of patients over 80 years of age. According to clinical evidence, more than 60% of men over 50 years of age have enlarged prostates.

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