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Difficulty Starting Urination
Difficulty starting or maintaining a urinary stream is called urinary hesitancy.
Alternative Names
Delayed urination; Hesitancy; Difficulty initiating urination
Considerations
Urinary hesitancy affects people of all ages and occurs in both sexes, but it is most common in older men with enlarged prostate glands.
Urinary hesitancy usually comes on gradually. It sometimes goes unnoticed until urinary retention (complete inability to urinate) produces distention and discomfort in the bladder.
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Urination: difficulty with flow
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Urination: difficulty with flow
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Urine: bloody
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Frequent or urgent urination
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Sleeping difficulty
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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7 Ways an Enlarged Prostate Can Affect Urination
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