HONG KONG JUN MEDICAL CENTRE

Frequent urination at night, is it not benign prostatic hyperplasia? -TOPick 17/05/2019 In Hong Kong, about 30% of people aged 40 or above will urinate at least twice a night. Men with nocturia generally think that they are suffering from benign prostatic hyperplasia. Dr. Yang Xiehe, a specialist in urology, said: “Men’s dysuria is mostly related to benign prostatic hyperplasia. However, frequent urination and nocturia may be caused by overactive bladder.” Because the symptoms of the two are similar, if they occur For symptoms, seek medical advice and check up as soon as possible so that the right medicine can be prescribed. It should be noted that bladder health is serious or causes urinary leakage incontinence . The incidence of overactive bladder in Hong Kong is 15.1%, that is, about 1 in 7 people over 40 years old is a patient. Due to the abnormal contraction of the bladder, the patient will feel the urge to urinate before the bladder is full of urine, causing the patient to have a sudden strong... read more Release Date: 17-Jul-2018 Hong Kong Economic Journal-July 9, 2018 (Dr. Yang Xiehe: Urologist) Do n't care about prostate hyperplasia? As men grow older, the prostate will gradually swell, that is, benign prostatic hyperplasia. As you get older, your chances of proliferation increase. Roughly speaking, 50% of men at the age of 50 have a 50% chance of appearing, and 60% at the age of 60, and so on. Because this disease is quite common, many men despise it, believing that it will be safe to get rid of prostate cancer, but they quietly come to their door without knowing that they have kidney failure. The symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia include dysuria or slow urination, forced urination, dribbling, urgency, frequent nocturia, etc. In severe cases, it is even impossible to urinate. Many men think that this is a necessary process for getting older, or see friends around them that are like this and mistakenly think that it is "normal". Don't pay attention to it. In fact, it is quite wrong! In addition to prostate hyperplasia can cause the above symptoms, if prostate cancer cells appear...