What Is BPH?
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
4. Signs and Symptoms
BPH causes lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), that can be categorized into storage or voiding symptoms. The storage or irritative symptoms in BPH include nocturia (waking up at night to urinate), increased urinary frequency, urinary urgency, and urge incontinence (leakage of urine after a strong sudden need to urinate).
Voiding or obstructive symptoms include urinary hesitancy (the need to wait a while before the urinary flow begins), the sensation of straining for voiding, poor and/ or intermittent stream, prolongation of voiding, and leaking after urination (dribbling). Finally, there may also be pain during urination (dysuria).
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