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Prostate Problems

The prostate is an important gland that secretes some of the fluid found in semen. Here you can share information related to prostate problems, from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostatitis, and hematuria (blood in urine and semen), to painful ejaculation, and diverse prostate infections.

Exposing to sun may provide prostate protection

A new study showed that a man exposed to sun are less likely to get prostate cancer than their less tanned one. However, there’s another problem and that’s skin cancer. The greater a person's lifetime sun exposure, the greater a person's risk of skin cancer. The main arguments for this study are...

by User avatar Bee Dee

Do I have paraphimosis?

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Hi I am currently 20 years old and while I was doing Some stretching exercises for the foreskin, I was able to retract it so that the head was visible. Although I was excited that my foreskin was able to retract, I found that there was this tight band restricting anymore retraction and there was...

by User avatar Guest

POST PROSTATE HOLEP SURGERY URINATION PROBLEM

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Hi, Myself (60+) undergone prostate holep laser surgery in Sept.'12. Catheter was removed on the very next day, left hospital on the following day. Bleeding was stopped, flow was strong. Everything seemed to be quite ok, except a bit of burning sensation during urination. On the 7th. day after the...

by User avatar AKC

Duration of Bleeding Post HOLEP

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I am 10 days post HOLEP.  Everything has gone really well except for the fact that I am still experiencing bleeding with every urination, and it does not look like it is abating. Has anyone any experience of this for 10 days or more?

by User avatar jonal

is this a sign of prostrate problem?

I'm 18 and have swelling in my penis but not at the head just around the back of it and I had slight numbness in my arm but thats gone, and lil bit swelling in my stomach but thats gone too. It seemed like it got better but then today the swelling on my penis came back. Havent had any problems...

by User avatar Guest

Hematuria cauterization caused atrophy of penis

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I had brachytherapy 20 years ago for elevated PSA.  So far, PSA has remained at essentially zero.  Shortly after that treatment I developed gross terminal hematuria in the form of a clot every 3 months or so.  No other symptoms.  Two years ago on the advice of my physician I had a complete...

by User avatar Guest

recovery after a TURP

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Hi, my grandfather is advised to have a TURP - Transurethral resection of the prostate. The surgery takes 90 minutes, but how long does it take to recover from it?

by User avatar Guest

Traditional In-Patient TURP Surgery

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I am a 52 year old healthy male who is scheduled to have a traditional TURP surgery two weeks from now. I have been on two Prostate medicines (Avodart and Flomax (1 Avodart and 2 Flomax)) for two years now each day and my prostate has continued to grow and grow to the point where I have all the...

by User avatar bradnsc129018

BPH and thiazide diuretic

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hello, my granpa is now 63 years old and he has HTN. for the last 8 yrs he has been adequately managed with a thiazide and an ACE1. during that he developed signs of BPH which required prostatectomy. does he still need to take the thiazide?

by User avatar Guest

My fiance has been having chronic, almost debilitating prostate pain for months now

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I need help from someone, please. My fiance has been having chronic, almost debilitating prostate pain for months now. It's causing him to miss work, and most importantly it is greatly reducing our quality of life. It is impossible for us to get up and enjoy things because of his pain, and there is...

by User avatar Frustrated and scared