What does an enlarged prostate mean?

As they get older, most male friends are more concerned about prostate problems, because many middle-aged men have prostatitis or prostate hyperplasia. As a unique glandular organ in the male body, the prostate is indeed prone to disease. Therefore, male friends should also go to the hospital for a prostate examination regularly. So what does it mean if a man is found to have a slightly enlarged prostate?

1. A slightly enlarged prostate means that the prostate is slightly larger, which is commonly seen in prostate hyperplasia. The upper end of the prostate has a horizontal diameter of 4cm, a vertical diameter of 3cm, and an anteroposterior diameter of about 2cm. Slightly larger means that it is larger than the horizontal diameter, vertical diameter, and anteroposterior diameter, which is commonly seen in prostate hyperplasia. Prostate hyperplasia is one of the common diseases in middle-aged and elderly men. With the global aging, the incidence rate will gradually increase. Prostate hyperplasia does not necessarily have clinical symptoms. If the prostate is enlarged and there are no symptoms, such as no obvious frequent urination, urgency, urinary incontinence, difficulty urinating, and increased nocturia, no treatment is required. Regular reexamination of the urinary system ultrasound examination is sufficient. Or after the symptoms appear, timely treatment is also possible. Don't sit for long periods of time or hold your urine, eat less spicy food, exercise more, and drink more water.

2. A slightly enlarged prostate refers to an increase in the size of the prostate, which is generally referred to as prostate hyperplasia in clinical practice. It often leads to clinical symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, increased nocturia, incomplete urination, waiting to urinate, thin urine stream, bifurcated urine, progressive dysuria, and even urinary retention. When these clinical symptoms occur, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to do a routine urine test, urinary system prostate residual urine color Doppler ultrasound, prostate CT, or prostate magnetic resonance imaging for a clear diagnosis. To treat prostate hyperplasia, it is recommended to take finasteride and tamsulosin for treatment.

3. A slightly enlarged prostate accompanied by calcification is a condition of prostate hyperplasia that is discovered during an ultrasound examination of the urinary system. Most prostate calcification foci are scars left after the prostate is inflamed and healed, that is, the prostate was inflamed before and is now healed, just like the calcification points formed after the healing of tuberculosis. Calcification will develop into prostate stones. Generally, if there are no obvious symptoms of prostate enlargement and calcification, no treatment is required. If there are abnormal urination, such as frequent urination, urgency, increased nocturia, waiting to urinate, dribbling urine, and bifurcated urine, medication is required. Prostate calcification foci refer to stones in the glands, alveoli, and glandular ducts of the prostate. Small ones are called calcification foci, and larger ones are called prostate stones.