Post Date December, 03 2023
Prostatic hyperplasia is the most common prostate disease. The incidence rate increases rapidly with age. The incidence rate of men aged 50 years is more than 50%, and the incidence rate of men aged 80 years can be as high as 90%. The main symptoms include nocturnal urination, frequent urination, urgency, incomplete urination, and dripping urine. However, most men do not attach importance to it, and the rate of visits is very low.
If BPH is not treated in time, it will cause serious complications, such as acute urinary retention, stones, etc. Therefore, patients should achieve early screening and treatment. Regarding prostate hyperplasia, there is an internationally recognized simple self test table that patients can test themselves, which is simple and easy to perform.
The patient only needs to answer 7 questions based on the actual situation in the last month:
What is the frequency of feeling that urine in the bladder has not been completely emptied after urination?
What is the frequency of having to urinate again within 2 hours of the end of urination?
What is the frequency of multiple interruptions and restarts during a single urination?
What is the frequency at which it is difficult to delay urination when there is an urge to urinate?
What is the frequency of feeling weak urine flow?
How many times in a day do you have to urinate by pressing or tightening your abdomen?
How many times do you usually wake up during the period from sleeping at night to waking up the next morning?
The scoring criteria are as follows
For 1-5 questions, the subject can score based on the following criteria:
Never - 0 point;
Less than 1/5-1 point;
Less than 1/2 to 2 points;
About 1/2 to 3 points;
Over 1/2 to 4 points;
Almost always - 5 points.
For 6-7 questions, the subject can score based on the following criteria:
Never - 0 point;
Once - 1 point;
2 times - 2 points;
3 times - 3 points;
4 times - 4 points;
5 times - 5 points.
Finally, add the scores of the above 7 questions to calculate the total score.
0-7 points: mild symptoms;
8-19 points: moderate symptoms;
20-35 points: severe symptoms.
Experts from Yulin Sunshine Hospital suggest that those with mild symptoms should go to the hospital for further examination and observe for 3 months, with regular follow-up; Moderate and severe symptoms require medication or surgery. In addition, if any of the seven questions score more than 3 points, then even if the total score is not high, it is necessary to consider the corresponding treatment plan.
In view of the high incidence rate of BPH, the middle-aged and elderly male groups have become the hardest hit areas. Therefore, it is recommended that everyone widely disseminate this prostate hyperplasia self test form, so that all "potential" patients around can promptly detect symptoms, promptly treat, and quickly get rid of the disease.
