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BPH SYMPTOMS. WHAT CAUSES BPH?
July 7, 2009 |
WHAT CAUSES BPH?
No one knows what causes BPH. Just why the prostate starts to enlarge itself in the forty to fifty male years is not understood.
There are two significant factors in this mystery that have been tied down by medical research over the years. One is that a man who has been surgically or hormonally castrated, eliminating the male hormone from his body, never develops an enlarged prostate.
The other uncontested fact is that the onset of BPH is started only with the passage of time.
Castration at an early age to eliminate BPH is a totally unthinkable idea. The other alternative, death at an early age is equally ridiculous as a prevention of BPH.
Which leaves medical science still in kindergarten when it comes to determining the cause of BPH and the chances of scientifically developing a preventive drug or routine and this stops any work on a cure.
Many medical studies have been made in an effort to isolate some other common factor in BPH patients. So far all of these human factors have been ruled out: specific blood types, coronary heart disease, celibacy, hypertension, use of alcohol or tobacco, industrial and environmental conditions.
One constant has been determined: By the age of sixty years, fifty percent of all men will have, to some degree, an enlarged prostate whether or not it is bothering them. By the time American men reach their eightieth birthday, only five out of one hundred will not have BPH.
After broad studies involving Asian men, it was determined that as a group they had fewer cases of BPH and prostatic cancer. However Asian men who moved to the US for a period of time had a significantly increased rate of both BPH and prostatic cancer.
Since Asians typically have had a low cholesterol and low red meat diet, it is speculated that diet may have a larger impact on BPH and prostatic cancer than had been previously thought. With the current wave of anti-cholesterol and anti-fat foods including the campaign against red meat, American men could be experiencing a lower rate of BPH and prostatic cancer in the future.
Is a man’s sex life in any way connected with the cause of BPH or prostatic cancer? A man’s sexual life appears to have no bearing whatsoever on the development of BPH or cancer of the prostate. However, sudden surges in sexual activity, or sudden celibacy often does affect the prostate. These situations will be discussed in a later section.
SO WHAT HAPPENS TO ME NEXT?
Let’s say that you’re reading this book in the first place
because you had some questions about your general health,
or your urination, or your prostate, and after reading the
list of symptoms, bingo! you have three of the symptoms.
Let’s say that you have a hesitancy to start to urinate,
you have a noticeably reduced stream, and you’ve been getting up about three A.M. every night to urinate. What should you do next?
Pick up the phone and get an appointment with your family doctor or call a urologist. It’s time you found out just what’s going on and how serious your BPH really is.
Your next move is to have an examination by a medical professional or a specialist. Just how does a doctor examine you for possible BPH or other prostatic troubles?