Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Treatment

What is Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)?

Benign prostatic hyperplasia—also called BPH—is a condition in men in which the prostate gland is enlarged and not cancerous. Benign prostatic hyperplasia is also called benign prostatic hypertrophy or benign prostatic obstruction.

The prostate goes through two main growth periods as a man ages.BPH is considered a normal condition of aging. Although the exact cause is unknown, changes in male sex hormones that come with aging may be a factor. Any family history of prostate problems or any abnormalities with your testicles may raise your risk for BPH.

BPH symptoms

The symptoms of BPH are often very mild at first, but they become more serious if they aren’t treated. Common symptoms include: incomplete bladder emptyingnocturia, which is the need to urinate two or more times per nightdribbling at the end of your urinary streamincontinence, or leakage of urinestraining when urinatinga weak urinary streama sudden urge to urinatea slowed or delayed urinary streampainful urinationblood in the urineIn the past, men with prostate gland enlargement had a variety of medical or surgical options to help with urination or sexual problems.

Anticipated Results

Shockwave Therapy is one treatment for BPH that has been under recent review as an alternative to other medical and surgical options. It has been revealed that Shockwave Therapy is extremely effective for the treatment of BPH. Shockwave therapy is-painless-has no adverse side effects -will shrink the prostate and help alleviate symptoms