Patient's question:
My friend has benign prostatic hyperplasia and has recently shown symptoms of hematuria. Could you please tell me the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia?Doctor's answer:
After benign prostatic hyperplasia occurs in the prostate of elderly males, the capillaries covering the prostate mucosa become congested, and small blood vessels dilate. The blood vessels under the prostate, urethra, and bladder neck mucosa are stretched by the enlarged gland, making them prone to rupture when the bladder contracts. The amount of bleeding varies among patients; some can be seen with the naked eye, while others require a microscope to detect. This type of hematuria often appears intermittently, mostly occurring after urination.