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What happens in BPH? What are symptoms of BPH?

In BPH, the prostate gland grows in size. It may compress the urethra which courses through the center of the prostate. This can impede the flow of urine from the bladder through the urethra to the outside. It can cause urine to back up in the bladder (retention) leading to the need to urinate frequently during the day and night. Other common symptoms include a slow flow of urine, the need to urinate urgently and difficulty starting the urinary stream. More serious problems include urinary tract infections and complete blockage of the urethra, which may be a medical emergency and can lead injury to the kidneys.

Male Torso Picture - Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
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Comment from: hooseerfan, 55-64 Male (Patient) Published: June 20

Because of benign prostatic hyperplasia, I had a slow stream sometimes almost none, weak stream, getting up several times at night, frequency and urgency to go, and tightness in groin area between legs. I was put on 1mg of Cardura at night and had immediate relief. I am experiencing some side effects such as insomnia and have gotten dizzy a few times uopn standing up too quickly but the dizziness has pretty subsided to 0 over the first few days of treatment. I am going to try and take it at lunch to help with the insomnia.

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