{"id":19349,"date":"2021-11-05T20:39:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T00:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lescliniquesmaroisurologue.ca\/?page_id=19349"},"modified":"2022-12-14T15:54:28","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T20:54:28","slug":"lower-sex-drive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lescliniquesmaroisurologue.ca\/en\/lower-sex-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Lower sex drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH): <strong>symptoms, treatments and prevention<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lescliniquesmaroisurologue.ca\/en\/diagnostics\/prostate-hyperplasia\/\"><strong>Benign prostatic hyperplasia<\/strong> (<strong>BPH<\/strong>)<\/a> affects half of all men over the age of 50. Simply put, <strong>BPH<\/strong> is the <strong>medical term<\/strong> for a condition in which the prostate gland becomes enlarged. Here\u2019s an overview of the symptoms of BPH, the available treatments and what you can do to prevent this condition.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Benign prostatic hyperplasia: symptoms and possible complications<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>BPH<\/strong> isn\u2019t a sign of prostate cancer and doesn\u2019t increase your risk of developing it. In fact, <strong>prostate gland enlargement<\/strong> happens to almost all\u00a0men\u00a0as they\u00a0get older. Nevertheless, the symptoms of <strong>BPH<\/strong> can be bothersome if left untreated. The most common <strong>signs and symptoms<\/strong> of <strong>BPH<\/strong> include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A frequent and urgent need to urinate<\/li>\n<li>Low urine output during urination<\/li>\n<li>A slow and\/or weak urinary stream<\/li>\n<li>An inability to empty the bladder completely<\/li>\n<li>Blood in the urine<\/li>\n<li>Pain in the lower back, pelvis or upper thighs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If the bladder doesn\u2019t fully empty, you may experience complications such as recurrent urinary tract infections and <a href=\"https:\/\/lescliniquesmaroisurologue.ca\/en\/diagnostics\/kidney-stones\/\">kidney stones<\/a>. If\u00a0<strong>BPH\u00a0<\/strong>becomes severe, you may not be able to urinate at all. This is called urinary retention and is a serious complication that requires immediate medical intervention.<\/p>\n<h2>Treatments for <strong>BPH <\/strong>depending on the severity of the symptoms<\/h2>\n<p>If you think you may have <strong>benign prostatic hyperplasia<\/strong>, you should make an appointment with a doctor or <a href=\"https:\/\/lescliniquesmaroisurologue.ca\/en\/\">urologist.<\/a> You\u2019ll be given a thorough medical exam, as well as blood and urine tests. The results of these tests will allow the health professional to suggest treatment depending on the severity of your symptoms.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mild symptoms: active surveillance without medication<\/li>\n<li>Moderate symptoms: medications to reduce the size of the prostate or to relax the muscles so that urine flows more easily<\/li>\n<li>Severe symptoms: surgery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most\u00a0doctors start by treating <strong>BPH<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0medication\u00a0before resorting to other\u00a0treatments such\u00a0as\u00a0surgery.<\/p>\n<h2>Preventing <strong>BPH<\/strong>: healthy diet and exercise<\/h2>\n<p>The good news is that it appears that men who eat a nutrient-rich diet, exercise regularly and maintain a healthy body weight are less likely to develop <strong>BPH<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At our private urology clinics in <a href=\"https:\/\/lescliniquesmaroisurologue.ca\/en\/clinic-montreal\/\">Montreal<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lescliniquesmaroisurologue.ca\/en\/clinic-south-shore\/\">South Shore<\/a>, Dr. Carlos Marois diagnoses and treats <strong>BPH. <\/strong>As a urologist, he also conducts a number of procedures using advanced medical equipment, including <a href=\"https:\/\/lescliniquesmaroisurologue.ca\/en\/procedures\/child-circumcision\/\">circumcision<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lescliniquesmaroisurologue.ca\/en\/diagnostics\/erectile-dysfunction\/\">erectile dysfunction treatment<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lescliniquesmaroisurologue.ca\/en\/procedures\/vasectomy\/\">vasectomy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lescliniquesmaroisurologue.ca\/en\/procedures\/vasovasostomy-vasectomy-reversal\/\">vasectomy reversal<\/a> and more. To make an appointment, <a href=\"https:\/\/lescliniquesmaroisurologue.ca\/en\/contact-us\/\">contact us today<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH): symptoms, treatments and prevention Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) affects half of all men over the age of 50. Simply put, BPH is the medical term for a condition in which the prostate gland becomes enlarged. Here\u2019s an overview of the symptoms of BPH, the available treatments and what you can do [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-singlepage.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19349","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lescliniquesmaroisurologue.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lescliniquesmaroisurologue.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lescliniquesmaroisurologue.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lescliniquesmaroisurologue.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lescliniquesmaroisurologue.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lescliniquesmaroisurologue.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19349\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lescliniquesmaroisurologue.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}