Tag: benign prostatic hyperplasia

How can a simple blood test reveal silent cancer risks? Many men are surprised to learn early prostate cancer often shows no symptoms at all—making questions about warning signs, PSA screening, or family history even more important. Find out how age, genetics, and lifestyle shape the story, and why timing matters for peace of mind. keep reading

If you have a common aging-related enlargement of the prostate, a condition called BPH, you may have some of the problems that come with it. These are problems like more frequent nighttime peeing, more urge to pee during the day, difficulty starting urine flow, inability to completely empty your bladder, even urinary tract infections that keep reading

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is a condition that many men face, yet it’s often misunderstood or ignored. With symptoms that affect quality of life, it’s crucial to address the common misconceptions about BPH and ensure that men have the right information for managing the condition. keep reading

A January 2024 journal article begins, “Yoga is widely used as a therapeutic approach to enhance physical and mental well-being, addressing various biophysiological issues.”[i] It may sound rather generic, but the paper is actually about prostate health. Its authors call for new clinical studies on how yoga may help men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) keep reading

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is an aging-related, noncancerous enlargement of the prostate gland. The exact cause is not yet known, but it is theorized that testosterone plays role (e.g. men whose testicles were removed before puberty do not get BPH). keep reading

If it shrinks BPH, can it kill prostate cancer? That’s the question that sparked “the first long-term prospective randomized-controlled study of an intraprostatic molecular injectable treatment for low grade localized PCa to be reported.” The authors of the study include luminaries from sites such as Johns Hopkins and Mt. Sinai/Icahn School of Medicine... keep reading

A recent study found that 49% of men are not knowledgeable about prostate cancer (PCa). That’s not surprising for guys below age 50, since prostate problems like PCa or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) don’t occur very often among younger men. However, since 1 out of 8 men will get PCa, and at least 50% of keep reading

Benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, is an enlargement of the prostate gland that typically begins after age 50 and continues. It is a noncancerous condition, meaning it poses no life-threatening risks and cannot spread to other parts of the body... keep reading

Benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, is an enlargement of the prostate gland that typically begins after age 50 and continues. It is a noncancerous condition, meaning it poses no life-threatening risks and cannot spread to other parts of the body... keep reading

Prostate enlargement unpleasantly restricts urine flow...but the very same enlargement may also cause BPH to restrict prostate cancer tumor growth... keep reading