It's interesting to note that an old dog, like his owner, is likely to have a swollen prostate, but, unlike his owner, he doesn't often have trouble holding his urine. But because the enlarged prostate pushes up, the dog's rectum is squeezed. This makes the rectum feel full all the time and makes the person strain. The prostates of eunuchs are small and not fully formed, and it is not known if they can get bigger.
Benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, is one of the most common diseases in men over 50. The risk goes up with age, so as the population ages, so does the number of people with the disease. Most of these people have symptoms that get worse over time and cause pain, so they need either medical or surgical treatment. The male hormone "testosterone" affects the growth and development of the prostate.
Surprisingly, there isn't a strong link between the size of the prostate and how much it blocks urine flow. But the risk of BPH complications like acute urinary retention and the need for surgery goes up as the prostate gets bigger.
BPH usually gets worse slowly over time. The prostate grows about 1 to 2 cm per year on average. BPH is the most common disease of the prostate. It makes up more than 80% of all cases of prostate disease. Age is known to be a risk factor for BPH. It seems that people with BPH run in families.
In the early stages of the disease, the person has hesitancy, a slower stream, and a bladder that isn't completely empty. Later, they have frequent, urgent, and nighttime urination. Later on, things like long-term urination, sudden urinary retention, urge incontinence, etc., can hurt the quality of life and may be linked to sexual problems like erectile dysfunction and ejaculatory disorders.
BPH can be treated with drugs or surgery. Finasteride, Duatasteride, Terazosin, Alfuzosin, and Tamsulosin are just some of the drugs that are used. Some bad side effects of these drugs include impotence, less libido, less ejaculation, sleepiness, headaches, dizziness, falling over, etc.
