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Enlarged Prostate Doctor in NYC

What is BPH?

Prostate enlargement can occur for different reasons, including benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer. As a leading urologist at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, Dr. Valenzuela has extensive experience diagnosing and treating enlarged prostate in men from Manhattan, The Bronx Brooklyn, Queens, and from throughout the Greater Tri-State region. Please call (212) 781-9696 to schedule a consultation at our urology clinic in NYC.

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Common Symptoms of BPH

This added pressure typically results in problems of the urinary system such as:

In extreme circumstances, the urethra can become totally blocked, which will cause severe complications if not treated as soon as possible.

What is BPH?

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, or BPH, is a condition in which the prostate enlarges as men get older. BPH is a very common condition that affects over 42 million men in the US1 and over 660 million aging men worldwide.2.3 Over 40% of men in their 50s and over 70% of men in their 60s have BPH.2 While BPH is a benign condition and unrelated to prostate cancer, it can greatly affect a man’s quality of life.

As the prostate enlarges, it presses on and blocks the urethra, causing bothersome urinary symptoms. If left untreated, BPH can lead to permanent bladder damage.

Symptoms include:5,6

  • Frequent need to urinate both day and night
  • Weak or slow urinary stream
  • A sense that you cannot completely empty your bladder
  • Difficulty or delay in starting urination
  • Urgent feeling of needing to urinate
  • A urinary stream that stops and starts

Symptoms of BPH can cause loss of productivity, depression, and decreased quality of life.7

If you suffer from the above symptoms, you are not alone. BPH is the leading reason men visit a urologist.8

You can measure the severity of your BPH symptoms by taking the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) questionnaire. Sharing this information with your physician will help them understand the severity of your symptoms.

normal prostate vs protate with BPH

Even watchful waiting has its risks. Bladder outlet obstruction could result in irreversible bladder damage if left untreated4

Bladder and Enlarged Prostate

References

  1. NeoTract US Market Model estimates for 2020, data on file.
  2. Berry, et al., Journal of Urology 1984
  3. US Census Bureau international database worldwide population estimates for 2020
  4. Tubaro, Drugs Aging 2003
  5. Rosenberg, Int J Clin Pract 2007
  6. Vuichoud, Can J Urol 2015
  7. Speakman, BJUI International 2014
  8. IMS Health NDTI Urology Specialty Profile Report 2013

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Schedule a Consultation with an Enlarged Prostate Specialist in NYC

Dr. Robert Valenzuela is a board-certified and dedicated urologist with extensive experience providing treatment for patients experiencing signs of an enlarged prostate in NYC and the surrounding areas. If you are a man near NYC, Queens, Brooklyn, or The Bronx and are experiencing any of the symptoms related to BPH, then call (212) 781-9696 to schedule a consultation at our urology clinic in NYC today.

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