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Health Conditions
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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
What is it?
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is enlargement of the prostate gland - a gland found only in men, which produces the milky fluid in which sperm are ejaculated. The enlargement results from uncontrolled growth of the gland. As the prostate gland progressively becomes larger, the urethra - a tube through which urine is passed out of the body - may become constricted because it is surrounded by the prostate gland. This constriction can obstruct the flow of urine out of the bladder and this constriction and/or obstruction is thought to cause the urinary symptoms characteristic of BPH.
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