Men ’ s Health : Natural health approaches for better prostate health
CHAPTER six
Natural Treatments and Ongoing Clinical Research to Treat BPH and Other Common Prostate Problems
As we have mentioned in Chapter 5 , benign prostatic hyperplasia ( BPH ) is another name for an enlarged prostate due to the proliferation of tissue in the prostate . BPH leads to an obstruction of the bladder and lower urinary tract symptoms . A pathologist bases a definitive diagnosis of BPH on histology or review of a specimen of the prostate . A histological confirmation of BPH is required for diagnosis because men can experience lower urinary tract symptoms independently of BPH . Symptoms include increased frequency of urination , the need to urinate at night , hesitancy , urgency and weak urinary stream . Treatments are selected based on the severity of the
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