Prostate disease
The prostate is a gland found only in males. It is located just below the bladder, and just behind the front wall of the rectum. It is usually about one inch (2.5 cm) across. The urethra, which carries urine from the bladder to the penis, runs ... [... more]
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Prostate cancer
The prostate gland is about the size of a walnut and produces the liquid that nourishes, protects and carries sperm on ejaculation. It sits at the base of the bladder and is wrapped around the tube (urethra) that urine passes through. Often ... [... more]
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Men's health
Bandolier sites on Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) , Erectile dysfunction , and Healthy living will also be of interest Diet and prostate cancer risk Does ejaculation alter PSA levels? Familial prostate cancer risk Finasteride to prevent ... [... more]
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Prostate cancer
This site looks at the best evidence we can find on prostate cancer, mainly through systematic reviews. Sponsorship to expand and maintain it would be welcomed. There is an associated site for benign prostatic hyperplasia. Familial prostate ... [... more]
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Cancer of the prostate
The prostate is a small gland about the size of a walnut situated at the base of the bladder. It is only found in men and makes some of the fluid of a thick white liquid called semen. Semen mixes with sperm and comes out of the penis via the ... [... more]
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The prostate gland âEUR" what is it?
You'll need pop-ups enabled to access some of the features linked to below. What are prostate problems like? (real comments from real people) Prostate cancer strikes men of pretty much all ages over 40. For an introduction to living with all ... [... more]
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (benign enlargement of the ...
The prostate is a gland the size of a chestnut. It is only present in men, and it is situated under the bladder surrounding the urethra, the passageway that takes the urine to the outside. The gland produces seminal fluid, which is mixed with ... [... more]
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Diethylstilbestrol
Diethylstilbestrol (previously known as stilboestrol in the UK) is a powerful synthetic form of the main female sex hormone, oestrogen. Diethylstilbestrol is occasionally used in the treatment of prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is usually ... [... more]
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Cidomycin Injection
Gentamicin is not absorbed from the gut and is therefore only given by injection or infusion. It is only used in the treatment of serious infections. Inflammation of the prostate gland due to infection (prostatitis) Damage to vestibular function ... [... more]
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the name given to enlargement of the prostate gland. The condition is not cancerous and it isn't associated with prostate cancer. However, the cause remains unknown. Almost 50 per cent of men over 65 suffer ... [... more]
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Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is a disease that affects men from around the age of 45 years. It involves the prostate gland, which is a small gland about the size of a walnut, positioned just beneath the bladder, and is responsible for producing fluids that ... [... more]
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Nocturia (night-time urination)
Nocturia - having to get up during the night to go to the toilet - is more likely to occur as people get older. The problem is extremely common among older men because it can be caused by an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia). The ... [... more]
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