Men over 50 should self-examine their prostate

　　From March to October this year, the Chinese Medical Doctor Association united 54 medical institutions in 16 cities including Beijing and Shanghai to Hospital , treating more than 40,000 cases of people over 50 years old male An investigation was conducted and a "Comprehensive Report on the Progress of Diagnosis and Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia" was produced. The report shows that the vast majority of those surveyed have benign prostatic hyperplasia in varying degrees, and 25% of the patients do not know that they have prostate nodules.

　　Academician Guo, a well-known urology expert in my country and president of the Urology Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, said that the earliest symptoms of prostatic hyperplasia are frequent urination and increased nocturia, which are caused by constant irritation of the mucosa at the bladder neck and residual urine. If it cannot be treated promptly and effectively, and the urine cannot be emptied for a long time, the residual urine will gradually increase, weakening the bladder contractility, and gradually developing urinary retention. Sometimes excessive urinary retention forces a small amount of urine to automatically leak out of the urethra, causing full urinary incontinence. This can easily lead to complications such as infection and bladder stones, causing damage to the ureters and kidneys, and even uremia, which can be life-threatening.

　　Studies have found that the incidence of prostatic hyperplasia increases with age. The prevalence of men over 50 years old is about 50%, the prevalence of men over 60 years old is about 60%, and the prevalence of men over 80 years old is almost 100%. Many middle-aged and elderly men mistakenly believe that the symptoms of prostatic hyperplasia are a natural physiological aging phenomenon and there is no need to worry too much. It is these misunderstandings that cause many patients to miss the best opportunity for treatment.

　　For this reason, the Chinese Medical Doctor Association recommended in the above-mentioned report that men over 50 years old, even if they do not currently have symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia, should regularly go to the urology department of the hospital for prostatic hyperplasia risk screening. Once any risk of prostate hyperplasia is discovered, it should be treated as soon as possible. For men who have already discovered symptoms, they should not put it off again and again, so as not to delay the condition.