What is the prostate?  
The prostate gland is a walnut sized gland that wraps around the urethra in between the pelvic bone along with the rectum. It secretes a fluid which is used to transport sperm cells. Because it surrounds the urethra, which carries urine, it has an immediate effect on urination. As the prostate gland enlarges, pressure is exerted on the urethra and complications may develop concerning urination.  
The prostate gland undergoes two development periods. The initial occurs during puberty. Throughout this particular phase, the prostate doubles it is size. Then about the age of twenty five, the prostate undergoes a next growth phase. The second phase generally results, years later, in a disorder referred to as benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH for brief. This's the medical term for an enlarged prostate.  
Incredibly, the prostate gland grows constantly for almost all of the man's lifetime, received positive reviews (visit the up coming document) yet the enlargement provides no problems at all until the later years. Prior to the age of 40, BPH rarely shows symptoms. But, in excess of fifty % of males over 60 have symptoms of BPH. That number expands to 90 % for men previously 70 years of age.  
  
Main causes of enlarged prostate  
By much, the most common cause of enlarged prostate is age. Men under 40 typically don't present any symptoms. As mentioned above, the numbers are more dramatic at age seventy and above. Because of this, it's suggested that after age 50, all males need to have a prostate exam at least once a year.  
  
Aside from age, different causes of enlarged prostate include:  
o Diabetes. Urgent needs are common in diabetics.  
o Chronic inflammation of the bladder (interstitial cystitis). More prevalent in women and is hard to diagnose.  
o Use of certain medications (especially diuretics). Ask your physician about prostate implications.  
o Radiation therapy. Talk to the physician of yours in case you are undergoing this sort of therapy for any reason.  
o Bladder dysfunction.  
o Bladder cancer. This particular cancer is able to spread fast to the prostate and has equally high mortality and solution rates, depending on when it is recognized.