Expert interviewed/deputy Director of Urology, Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hospital, Zhongshan University
Professor Yousheng
Wen/journalist Yu Yanhong
63-year-old Chu Shu (pseudonym) night urine frequent and laborious, his wife has become accustomed to, told him: "Autumn dry things, is lit up, eat a bit of bitter gourd, endure good." "Is that really the case?" October 28 male Health Day, not only remind older men to pay more attention to their own health, but also their wife and children learn to listen, do not delay the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia this "big" problem of the best time.
Benign prostatic hyperplasia is not "lit"
Zhongshan Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital Urology Professor Yousheng said that the elderly men's prostate would have grown with age, but once caused by a variety of urination symptoms, such as increased night urine (commonly known as urinate), urinary frequency, urgency, urination laborious, seriously affect the patient's work life, has become the medical so-called " Benign prostatic hyperplasia. " In China, more than 60% men and 60 years of age are experiencing these symptoms of urination, 80 years of age and more benign prostatic hyperplasia incidence of up to 83%.
This seemingly ordinary problem, in fact, can not be underestimated, when benign prostatic hyperplasia develops to a serious degree, may lead to include hematuria, full urinary incontinence, bladder stones, kidney function damage and other serious complications, and may even lead to acute urinary retention-urine filled with bladder can not be discharged, the development to the end may require surgical treatment.
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If these symptoms of urination are found in older men, they should go to a regular hospital for urology as soon as possible. Professor Yousheng said that benign prostatic hyperplasia can be treated by surgery and medication, 5α reductase reductase inhibitors (finasteride) and other oral medicine is the "China urological Disease Diagnostic and Therapeutic guidelines" recommended one of the drugs, can reduce the size of the prostate, improve symptoms, prevent disease progression.
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