BPH NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

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3. BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERLASIA
 Benign prostatic
hyperplasia (BPH) is a
condition in which
your prostate grows in
size.

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THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF
PROSTATE ENLARGEMENT IS
UNKNOWN. FACTORS LINKED
TO AGING AND CHANGES IN
THE CELLS OF THE
TESTICLES MAY HAVE A ROLE
IN THE GROWTH OF THE
GLAND, AS WELL AS
TESTOSTERONE LEVELS.

6. Your prostate is a gland that
rests below your bladder and
in front of your rectum. It’s
about the size of a walnut,
and it surrounds part of your
urethra.

7. Your prostate is a gland that
rests below your bladder and
in front of your rectum. It’s
about the size of a walnut,
and it surrounds part of your
urethra.
Your urethra is a tube
that carries urine (pee)
and sperm (ejaculate) out
of your body.

8. Your prostate is a gland that
rests below your bladder and
in front of your rectum. It’s
about the size of a walnut,
and it surrounds part of your
urethra.
Your urethra is a tube
that carries urine (pee)
and sperm (ejaculate) out
of your body.
If your prostate grows
in size, it can prevent
pee and ejaculate from
passing through your

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10. WHAT ARE THE WARNING SIGNS OF BENIGN
PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA?
 SLOWNESS OR DRIBBLING WHEN YOU PEE.
 DIFFICULTY STARTING TO PEE.
 LEAKING (INCONTINENCE).
 SUDDEN NEED TO PEE (URGENCY).
 NEED TO GET UP AT NIGHT TO PEE.
 INABILITY TO COMPLETELY EMPTY YOUR BLADDER.
 PAIN AFTER EJACULATING OR WHILE PEEING.
 YOUR PEE CHANGES COLOR.
 YOUR PEE SMELLS.

11. PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA?
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTS

12. PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA?
MANAGEMENT AND
TREATMENT
CAN BENIGN PROSTATIC
HYPERPLASIA BE
CURED?
There isn’t a cure for BPH.
However, treatment
options are available to
help alleviate your
HOW IS BENIGN
PROSTATIC
HYPERPLASIA TREATED?
If you have mild symptoms, you
may not require any treatment.
Your healthcare provider may
recommend a “watchful waiting”
approach in which you schedule
regular appointments to ensure
your BPH doesn’t get any worse.

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TREATMENT OPTIONS
INCLUDE:
Medications
The most commonly prescribed
medications relax the muscle in
your prostate, which reduces
tension on your urethra. Examples
include:
•Tamsulosin (Flomax®).
•Terazosin (Hytrin®).
•Doxazosin (Cardura®).
•Alfuzosin (Uroxatral®).
•Silodosin (Rapaflo®).
Some medications decrease the
production of the hormone DHT,
which can slow the growth of your
prostate gland. Examples include:
•Finasteride (Proscar®).
•Dutasteride (Avodart®).
*May prescribe combined medications that
help treat your symptoms as well as
improve your urine flow. example:
dutasteride and tamsulosin (Jalyn®).
*After you start a medication, it may take
between one and eight weeks for your
symptoms to improve.

14. MANAGEMENT AND
TREATMENT
TREATMENT OPTIONS
INCLUDE:
SURGERY
SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF SURGERY
CAN REMOVE PROSTATE TISSUE THAT
BLOCKS YOUR URETHRA. THESE INCLUDE:
Transurethral resection of
the prostate (TURP).
• Your urologist inserts a
special instrument
(resectoscope) through your
urethra that allows them to
see and remove prostate

15. MANAGEMENT AND
TREATMENT
TREATMENT OPTIONS
INCLUDE:
SURGERY
SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF SURGERY
CAN REMOVE PROSTATE TISSUE THAT
BLOCKS YOUR URETHRA. THESE INCLUDE:
Transurethral incision of the
prostate (TUIP).
• Your urologist makes two small
incisions/ cut in your prostate
and where your urethra and
bladder join (bladder neck) to
widen your urethra and improve
urine flow.

16. MANAGEMENT AND
TREATMENT
TREATMENT OPTIONS
INCLUDE:
SURGERY
SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF SURGERY
CAN REMOVE PROSTATE TISSUE THAT
BLOCKS YOUR URETHRA. THESE INCLUDE:
GreenLight™ laser treatment.
• Your urologist uses a special laser
to evaporate your enlarged
prostate tissue. Other names for
GreenLight laser treatment include
photoselective vaporization of the
prostate (PVP) and prostate
photovaporization.

17. MANAGEMENT AND
TREATMENT
TREATMENT OPTIONS
INCLUDE:
SURGERY
SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF SURGERY
CAN REMOVE PROSTATE TISSUE THAT
BLOCKS YOUR URETHRA. THESE INCLUDE:
Aquablation®.
• Your urologist uses precise,
high-pressure jets of water to
remove prostate tissue.

18. MANAGEMENT AND
TREATMENT
SURGERY
After a surgical procedure,
you should be able to
resume normal activities
within a few days or a week.
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