Signs you may have a prostate problem.

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The prostate gland may be
small - about the size of a
walnut - but it causes
problems for millions of
men in the UK.
The most common sign of
prostate disease in men is
problems with urination,
although this can also be
caused by other medical
conditions.
Problems with urination
can be caused by an
enlarged prostate, an
inflamed prostate or even
prostate cancer.
As these three conditions
often have symptoms in
common, men should
always get them checked
out.
All men should visit their
GP if they experience:
Difficulty passing
urine Needing to urinate
often, especially at
night Having a weak flow of
urine, Straining to pass
urine, Feeling your bladder
has not emptied
properly, Needing to rush to
the toilet Dribbling urine,
Other less common
symptoms include pain
when urinating; pain when
ejaculating; problems
getting and maintaining an
erection and blood in urine
or semen.
Both an enlarged prostate
and prostate cancer are
more common in older
men.
An enlarged prostate, also
known as benign prostatic
hyperplasia, is a benign
condition that affects more
than three million men in
the UK, and it's thought that
over a third of men in their
50s has symptoms of the
disease.
Prostate cancer is the
biggest cause of cancer in
men in the UK, and the
second biggest cause of
cancer death. Each year,
around 37,000 men are
diagnosed with prostate
cancer and more than
9,000 men die from it. Six
out of ten cases occur in
men over the age of
seventy.
Prostatitis, an inflammation
of the tissues of the
prostate gland, is
sometimes caused by an
infection, but in most cases
the cause is unknown. It is
most common in men
aged between 30 and 50
years, but men of any age
can be affected.