10 Prostate Cancer Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Symptom #8: Urinary Retention
This occurs when the affected individual is in pain and cannot urinate. This is an emergency and while rare, it is important to head to the nearest emergency department if it occurs. Urine may need to be drained from the bladder using the insertion of a catheter, a thin and flexible tube that goes through the urethra in the penis into the bladder. It can also be inserted into the bladder through a small incision in the lower abdominal area.
Urinary retention can be painful as the urine collects in the bladder and is unable to be excreted causing the bladder to stretch leading to pain.
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