BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA (BPH)
YES / NO
Is your urine flow weak or slow? ____
Do you notice that your urine flows in trickles? ____
Do you often strain to urinate? ____
Can you control your urination? ____
Does it take long for you to initiate urination? ____
Doyou feel like there is some urine left in your bladder after urinating? ____
How many times do you wake up at night to urinate? ____ times
The prostate is a walnut-sized gland that forms part of the male reproductive system.
The prostate is located in front of the rectum and just below the bladder, where urine is stored. The prostate also surrounds the urethra, the canal through which urine passes out of the body. Commencing 40 years of age, the enlargement of the prostate may cause difficulty in urination as one ages. Functions of the prostate gland is to provide the fluid to nourish and energize the sperm and another is the make the vaginal canal less acidic.
