Are you over 50 years old?
Do you feel the need to urinate frequently?
Do you urinate more than eight times a day?
Do you get up in the middle of the night to urinate, including sometimes more than once a night?
Do you sometimes feel an urgency to urinate that makes you unable to sit in a meeting or on an airplane flight without getting up?
Do you feel that you can’t delay urination?
Do you find it difficult to start urinating?
Do you strain when urinating?
Do you have a weak or slow urinary flow?
Do you have interrupted urinary flow?
Do you often feel like you have not completely emptied your bladder, causing you to go back to urinate a few minutes after you are done?
Have you ever had an accidental leak of urine when you cough, sneeze or lift a heavy object?
Does a small amount of urine dribble into your underwear after urinating?
Do you feel pain after ejaculation?
Do you feel discomfort or pain during urination?
Do you have any trouble getting or maintaining an erection (erectile dysfunction)?
Do you have any relatives with an enlarged prostate?
Based on your answers, you probably don't have an enlarged prostate, but your urinating problems are definitely something you should discuss with your doctor in order to determine their cause and begin treatment if needed.
Based on your answers, there is a high possibility that you have an enlarged prostate. Schedule an appointment with your doctor for further diagnosis and in order to determine whether you have benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). If you do have this condition, the doctor may provide you with treatment options to relieve the symptoms and prevent possible complications.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases website. Prostate enlargement (benign prostatic hyperplasia).
www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/urologic-diseases/prostate-problems/prostate-enlargement-benign-prostatic-hyperplasia.
Updated September 2014. Accessed August 7, 2019.
Berry SJ, Coffey DS, Walsh PC, Ewing LL. The development of human benign prostatic hyperplasia with age. Journal of Urology. 1984;132:474–479. [PubMed]
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