Prostate

As men age, prostate problems increase resulting in the need for prostate treatment and often prostate surgery. Surprisingly many men who have prostate problems do not have prostate cancer but need screening to determine if prostate cancer treatment is needed. Looking at the prostate and the diseases which affect it will explain why.

The prostate gland is a walnut size gland which surrounds the male urethra or tube from the bladder to the outside just below its junction to the base of the bladder. As a man ages, the prostate can increase in size due to a condition called benign prostatic hypertrophy or BPH. Only a doctor can determine from an examination and blood tests if the enlargement is due to BPH and not prostate cancer. All men forty years and older should undergo yearly prostate examination.

Since BPH can decrease and even completely cut off the flow of urine, prostate treatments are often needed to increase urine flow and decrease prostate size. Medical therapy can accomplish this in many cases. In some cases of BPH, prostate surgery is needed to reduce the size of the prostate and increase urine flow.

If prostate cancer is suspected, prostate biopsies are preformed either through the rectum or through a type of minimally invasive prostate treatment known as a transurethral prostatectomy. If any of the tissue removed reveals prostate cancer, prostate cancer treatment can be undertaken. Prostate cancer treatment includes the total removal of the prostate and surrounding tissues and/or radiation therapy.

Frequent trips to the bathroom at night may signal prostate problems in older men. A number of natural products  promise better health for this gland, but they may or may not work. Frequent sleep interruptions provide the motivation most people need to see their doctor in order to find a solution. The examinations may be uncomfortable, but only a doctor can determine if the condition results from an enlarged prostate gland or from more serious condition, such as cancer. Prostate treatment is one treatment option a doctor may recomment.

Prostate cancer treatment is something no man wants to consider. His loved ones may worry about the consequences. A doctor may recommend surgery, chemotherapy, or a minimally invasive treatment procedure called brachytherapy. Brachytherapy involves the patient undergoing low doses of radiation to kill the tumorous cells.

Extreme cases call for prostate surgery. Surgery is recommended in extreme cases where the doctor believes that he cannot reasonably reduce the size of the tumor in any other way. The entire gland usually gets removed to prevent further growth. A man who undergoes the procedure may suffer from incontinence or impotence as a result of the surgery. If a patient suffers from incontinence as a result of the surgery, he only loses lack of urinary control.

If a man simply needs treatment for an enlarged prostate, the doctor will prescribe medications known to lower the size of the gland. Only in extreme cases where cancer is not suspected will prostrate treatment involve removal of the gland located underneath the bladder. If the doctor decides to perform prostate surgery, the patient will be placed under anesthesia.

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