Enlarged Prostate (BPH) Symptoms & Treatments - Q&A with Dr Ronny Tan | Mount Elizabeth Hospitals

In this video, Urologist Dr Ronny Tan talks about Prostate Enlargement - or Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) - and explains the symptoms, causes and available treatment options.

Did you know that the prostate is a walnut-sized gland found at the base of the bladder? It typically increases in size as a man gets older. Some 40% of men usually experience enlarged prostate symptoms once they cross the age of 50, and this percentage increases to 70% as a man crosses the age of 70.

Symptoms of enlarged prostate problems can include an increase in the frequency of urination. Enlarged prostate treatment is vital to prevent urinary tract infections and failure of the bladder and kidney. Oral medications, behavioural modification, and minimally invasive surgery (TURP, Greenlight Laser, or UroLift implants) are some of the treatment options for an enlarged prostate.

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