Enlarge Prostate
Enlarge Prostate
Prostate is a male reproductive gland. The gland contributes mainly in producing and storing seminal fluid. In an adult and healthy male, a typical prostate is about three centimeters long and also weighs about twenty grams. The prostate is found in the Pelvis. One can feel it under the urinary bladder and also in the front of the rectum. Part of the urethra is surrounded by the prostate. It is due to this critical location of the prostate that it is prone to many diseases and these diseases often affect the function of urination, ejaculation, and/or defecation. As far as the size of the prostate is concerned, a healthy male human prostate is slightly larger than a walnut. In order to work properly, the prostate requires male hormones or androgens that are mainly responsible for male sex characteristics. Enlarged prostate: Enlarged prostate is a type of abnormally that is commonly found in the human prostate gland. A human male’s prostate gland generally starts becoming large once he is 40 or reaches the typical middle age. The prostate condition at this stage is popularly known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). As discussed earlier, the prostate gland works towards secretion of a fluid and this fluid gets discharged during ejaculation, with sperm. As the prostate grows larger, it may put pressure on the urethra, the tube that transfer urine from the bladder and excretes via the penis tip. This sort of the narrowing of the urethra can result in to prostate enlargement in some men with in conjunction of trouble with urination. Men above 60 years of age may suffer from this kind of a health problem widely. The cause of enlarged prostate: A healthy human male prostate is very similar to a walnut, both in shape and size. It surrounds the urethra at the zone of the public bone and the rectum just downwards to the bladder. During the early phase of the disorder known as enlarged prostate, the muscle of bladder passes urine via narrowed urethra. This is done by contracting more forcefully. This procedure results in the thickening of the bladder muscle and also causes sensitiveness in it. As a result, the patient feels the urge to pass urine more often. Now, with the enlargement of prostate the urethra squeezed more tightly. Hence, the bladder may not be in a position to relieve the problem and vacate it completely. Here are certain symptoms of enlarged prostate Weak stream of urine Difficulty starting urine Leaking of urine A sense of not emptying the bladder As soon as you notice any of the above-mentioned symptoms, contact a doctor.
