Patient's question:
Many middle-aged and elderly people suffer from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Is BPH caused by prostatitis?Doctor's answer:
For the issue of the cause of benign prostatic hyperplasia, it needs to be taken seriously. Regarding the cause of benign prostatic hyperplasia, the answer is as follows: The main symptoms are frequent urination, a sense of incomplete urination, urethral burning and itching. Pain is often a dull ache and cramping, radiating to the head of the penis and perineum, accompanied by discomfort in the suprapubic and lumbosacral regions. Patients often have prostatic hypersecretion, which frequently occurs during the terminal phase of urination or when straining during a bowel movement, with white secretions flowing from the urethral meatus. Digital rectal examination reveals an uneven consistency of the prostate with mild tenderness. Prostatic fluid smear shows more than 10 white blood cells per high-power field or clusters of white blood cells, with fewer lecithin corpuscles.