Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) can manifest through various urinary issues. Recognizing BPH signs and symptoms early can lead to timely treatment and improved quality of life.
- Urinary hesitancy, or difficulty starting urination
- Weak urinary stream
- Need to strain muscles to begin the flow of urine
- Urinary stream that starts and stops one or more times
- Inability to completely empty bladder of urine
- Increased frequency of urination
- Increased urge to urinate
- Increased frequency of urination at night, which often disrupts sleep (called nocturia)
- Urge incontinence, or the involuntary loss of urine
- Flow of urine slows to a dribble toward the end of urination
- Painful urination
- Painful ejaculation