Prostate Gland Enlargement - Symptoms

Symptoms of Prostate Gland Enlargement

Prostate gland enlargement varies in severity among men and doesn’t always pose a problem.

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Only about half the men with prostate gland enlargement experience signs and symptoms that become noticeable or bothersome enough for them to seek medical treatment. These signs and symptoms may include:

• Weak urine stream

• Difficulty starting urination

• Stopping and starting while urinating

• Dribbling at the end of urination

• Straining while urinating

• Frequent need to urinate

• Increased frequency of urination at night (nocturia)

• Urgent need to urinate

• Not being able to completely empty the bladder

• Blood in the urine (hematuria)

• Urinary tract infection

Source: MayoClinic.com

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