Prostate cancer is a medical condition most commonly found in the older male. The prostate, a small walnut shaped gland sits just underneath the bladder with it's role to produce up to 70% of the volume of fluid at ejaculation. Due to the urethra, the pipe draining the bladder, passing straight though the middle of the gland, any changes in the prostate can lead to changes in the ability to pass urine.
The most common symptoms of prostate cancer can include:
Any man that is feeling he may be experiencing any of these potential prostate cancer signs should be sure to see their doctor as soon as they can.
Getting your prostate checked can be done in the doctors office but on occasion may require further investigations such as psa testing, ultrasound and perhaps biopsy of the prostate.
For this reason it's important that you have an open and frank discussion with your men's health doctor to make sure that prostate testing is the best choice for you.
Your doctor may also wish to check for other conditions that can have similar symptoms to prostate cancer such as urinary tract infection, benign prostatic hyperplasia otherwise known as prostate enlargement, prostatitis or infection of the prostate or even sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea or herpes.
The most common symptoms of prostate cancer can include:
- blood in the urine
- difficulty passing urine
- urinary frequency: needing to pass urine on a more frequent basis, in particular having to get up more than 2-3 times per night.
- feeling that the bladder is not fully emptying after going to the bathroom
- pain or discomfort deep in the groin and loin
Any man that is feeling he may be experiencing any of these potential prostate cancer signs should be sure to see their doctor as soon as they can.
Getting your prostate checked can be done in the doctors office but on occasion may require further investigations such as psa testing, ultrasound and perhaps biopsy of the prostate.
For this reason it's important that you have an open and frank discussion with your men's health doctor to make sure that prostate testing is the best choice for you.
Your doctor may also wish to check for other conditions that can have similar symptoms to prostate cancer such as urinary tract infection, benign prostatic hyperplasia otherwise known as prostate enlargement, prostatitis or infection of the prostate or even sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea or herpes.