Benign prostatic hyperplasia (benign prostate tumor) is the excessive growth of prostate cells are not malignant. BPH is different from prostate cancer. BPH may cause no symptoms, but if the tumor is growing, will eventually urge the urethra resulting in discomfort to the patient.
Normally, the prostate develops in accordance with age. Starting from when the small size while still a child growing up to 20 grams at age 30. Prostate size will persist until the age of + / – 50 years. At the age of 80 years, the prostate will grow again weighed 35 grams. But the growth of normal prostate is no direct relationship with BPH.
BPH is a benign tumor in men are most commonly found. If you are aged over 50 years, chances are you have BPH is 50%. When you are aged 80-85 years, chances are it increased to 90%.
BPH symptoms can be classified into two: symptom of obstructive and irritating symptoms. Obstructive symptoms include ‘hesitancy’, weak urinary stream, intermittent urinary stream, not lampias when completed urination, feeling to urinate again after urinating and discharge of residual urine at the end of urination (terminal dribbling).
Which is irritating symptoms include frequency of urination is not normal (too often), waking in the middle of the night because of frequent urination, difficulty holding urine, and pain when urinating. Sometimes it can also occur hematuria (bloody urine).
If you are aged over 50 years, despite not having symptoms like those above, it is highly recommended for examination with uroflowmetry.