Patient's question:
My dad has been spending more and more time in the bathroom lately. He around in the restroom for a while before coming out, and sometimes even has urine stains on his pants when he does. Every man has some prostate issues, and as they age, the symptoms start to reappear.Doctor's answer:
Prostate hyperplasia, formerly known as benign prostatic hyperplasia. Prostate hyperplasia is a common disease in elderly men, generally beginning to undergo pathological changes of fibrosis after the age of 40, and symptoms often appear after the age of 50. Fibrosis refers to the reduction in the size of tissues and organs due to the continuous increase in the number of cells, which is the result of increased cell mitotic activity caused by various reasons of prostate hyperplasia. The human prostate is no exception; from birth to before puberty, the growth and development of the prostate are slow; after puberty, the growth rate accelerates.