Dr. Esteban Kosak 
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or enlarged prostate is a disease in which the prostate’s cells increase in number. Sadly, that increase will translate into a bigger prostate that could interfere with urinating.
The prostate is a gland that has the size of a walnut and forms part of the male reproductive system. Its location is just in front of the rectum and nearby the bladder. The latter is the organ that stores the urine. This gland has a connection with the urethra, which is the tube that carries the urine from the bladder to the tip of the penis.
In BPH, a portion of the prostate gland that surrounds the urethra gets bigger. Hence, it narrows the urethra’s space available for the urine to be expelled out of the body. Of course, this situation could end in both incapacitating symptoms and life-threatening complications in the long run.
BPH is a common problem among male patients. It affects the quality of life of nearly one-third of men older than fifty years. Sadly, nine of every ten patients older than 85 years have some degree of BPH within their prostate.
Not every patient with BPH will develop symptoms. In order for that to occur, the prostate growing must obstruct the urethra. Similarly, when symptoms because of urethra obstruction appear, other diseases could cause them also. Therefore, it is necessary to rule out any possible underneath infection or even cancer.
This is a BPH Symptoms Checker. It gathers the most important signs, symptoms, and risk factors for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
It is likely to know only through questions asking for symptoms and risk factors the possibility of someone having BPH. This is because the symptoms tend to be very overt. And that is what this tool is all about.
This BPH symptoms checker aims to tell whoever uses it if their symptoms are because of this disease. However, it is important to note that several other conditions could prompt these symptoms too. So, this tool does not replace a complete assessment from a urologist.
Using this tool is free and would only take a few minutes. Through a few questions, it will identify people at risk of having benign prostatic hyperplasia.
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Are you a male over 60 years old?
- Yes
- No
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Are you a male over 75 years old?
- Yes
- No
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Do you have been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus?
- Yes
- No
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Do you have obesity? (please search in google the “BMI formula,” and with your weight and height it will calculate you that diagnosis)
- Yes
- No
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Do you feel the need to void constantly during the day? (in periods of less than 2 hours from each urination)
- Yes
- No
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Do you feel the need to void constantly during the night? (It is the period between you lie in bed ready to sleep to the next morning)
- Yes
- No
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During these voiding episodes, do you void amounts of urine that are small?
- Yes
- No
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Often, do you feel an urgent sensation for voiding because of a feeling of losing urine without control?
- Yes
- No
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Often, do you have trouble initiating urination, which can be interrupted while urinating, or the stream is weak?
- Yes
- No
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Often, do you have the sensation after voiding that your bladder is not empty? (Like if you still have the sensation of wanting to void because there is urine left)
- Yes
- No
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Often, do you need to push yourself harder to initiate and maintain urination?
- Yes
- No
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Do you feel that over time, the usual force that your urinary stream has have decreased?
- Yes
- No
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Often, do you lose small amounts of urine that stain your cloth?
- Yes
- No
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