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Enlarged prostate (BPH), natural treatments.

Benign prostate enlargement is often experienced by men over forty. It is not fatal but can be very uncomfortable with symptoms such as the increased need to urinate with decreased force in the urine stream. However, benign prostate enlargement can be treated easily at home with natural remedies.   Natural Remedies for Prostate Enlargement - Healthy Fats   Eating healthy fats is one of the best natural remedies for prostate enlargement. A diet high in cholesterol and fat will stimulate prostate growth. But, by reducing saturated fats, hydrogenated fats and polyunsaturated fats in the diet, prostate enlargement can be deterred. Replace these unhealthy fats with healthy fats that are found in virgin olive oil, nuts and seeds, avocados and fish such as salmon and trout.   Natural Remedies for Prostate Enlargement - Pumpkin Seeds   Pumpkin seeds are one of the most miraculous natural remedies for prostate enlargement. They are especially high in th...

What is BPH ?

Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (bph) – What Are The Risks? As men get older the vast majority of them will experience a disorder of the prostate known as benign prostate hyperplasia. BPH, while distressing, is a non-malignant enlargement of the prostate gland. This gland is very small at birth and doesn't really begin to grow until the onset of puberty. It reaches full size at around twenty years of age. As the male reaches forty to forty-five years benign hyperplasia, which is an increase in the number of cells, will begin to occur and will continue slowly for the rest of their life. Symptoms normally won't appear until around the age of 55 with about one-fourth of all men experiencing them. By the age of 75 nearly half of all men will begin to experiencing the problems associated with BPH and most men learn they have this condition upon visiting their doctor with complaints of some form of urinary problems. Medical science does not know what causes benign prostate...

What is PSA

The PSA test, which stands for prostate specific antigen, is a simple blood test that can save lives '??" yet also raise unnecessary anxiety. It is the mainstay risk assessment for prostate cancer because high levels of PSA are present in prostates with cancer. Equally however, a raised PSA can be caused by a non life-threatening condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). To complicate matters further, prostate cancer can, in some cases, be very slow growing and present no short or medium term risk to health. So '??" how do you know whether a raised PSA level is something to worry about? The first point to make is that PSA levels rise with age simply because the prostate grows and a larger prostate will produce more PSA . To reflect this, there is a set of ''age-related thresholds''?? which guide doctors. If your PSA is above the age related threshold for your age, it is considered to be raised. PSA is measured in terms of n...