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What Is It?
The prostate is a small gland approximately the size and shape of a walnut. It sits directly below the bladder, in front of the rectum. The prostate is a part of the male reproductive tract. It produces fluid that combines with sperm to make semen.
At birth, the prostate gland is tiny. When testosterone levels rise during puberty, the prostate grows rapidly, doubling in size by age 20. Growth slows down for the next two decades and the prostate usually does not cause problems for...
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Benign Prostate Hyperplasia
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a condition that refers to the enlargement of the prostate, the walnut-sized gland that is part of... Read more »
How Does Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Affect Me?
The prostate is located immediately beneath the bladder, and surrounds the urethra, the structure that brings the urine from the bladder to... Read more »
Prostate Cancer Symptoms, Tests, and Treatments
My father's case of prostate cancer was discovered by chance: he exhibited no initial symptoms. This is fairly typical in older men, since... Read more »
Is the Memokath Stent a Good Option for Enlarged Prostate?
Dear Dr. Motola, I am 62 years old. I have had Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia for about 6 years. My latest PSA count is 0.9 and I have been... Read more »
BPH: Enlarged Prostate
Benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, is a common phenomenon among older men. It basically is the non-cancerous enlargement of the... Read more »
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Weakness
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Weakness is a reduction in the strength of one or more muscles.Alternative NamesLack of strength; Muscle weaknessConsiderationsWeakness may be... Read more »
Weakness
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Lack of strength; Muscle weaknessHome CareFollow prescribed therapy for treating the underlying cause of the weakness.Call your health care provider... Read more »
Bone Marrow Transplantation
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Article updated and reviewed by Corey Cutler, MD MPH FRCP(C), Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute on May 2,... Read more »
Enlarged Prostate
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
BPH; Benign prostatic hypertrophy (hyperplasia); Prostate - enlarged Symptoms Less than half of all men with BPH have symptoms of the... Read more »
Symptoms of non-bacterial Prostatitis
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NBP; Prostatodynia; Pelvic pain syndrome; CPPS; Chronic nonbacterial prostatitis; Chronic genitourinary pain Symptoms Blood in the... Read more »
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