Enlarged Prostate (BPH) Treatment in Delhi & Gurgaon

What is benign prostatic hyperplasia?

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a condition in which your prostate grows in size. Your prostate is a gland that rests below your bladder and in front of your rectum. It's about the size of a walnut, and it surrounds part of your urethra.

Your urethra is a tube that carries urine (pee) and sperm (ejaculate) out of your body. If your prostate grows in size, it can prevent pee and ejaculate from passing through your urethra.

Important: BPH isn't cancerous. However, symptoms of BPH may indicate more serious conditions, including prostate cancer.

What are the warning signs of benign prostatic hyperplasia?

Your prostate surrounds your urethra. When BPH causes your prostate to grow, it can cause blockage in your urethra. As a result, early symptoms of BPH include:

Slowness or dribbling when you pee

Difficulty starting to pee

Leaking (incontinence)

Sudden need to pee (urgency)

Need to get up at night to pee

Inability to completely empty your bladder

Pain after ejaculating or while peeing

Your pee changes color

Your pee smells

What happens if you leave an enlarged prostate untreated?

Without treatment, BPH can cause further blockage in your urethra, and your symptoms may worsen. It may also cause:

Urinary tract infection (UTI)

Bladder stones

Blood in your pee (hematuria)

Kidney damage due to pee backflow from your bladder up to your kidney

How is benign prostatic hyperplasia diagnosed?

Your healthcare provider will review your medical history, ask you questions and perform a physical examination. Part of the physical exam involves a digital rectal exam.

Digital Rectal Exam

During a digital rectal exam, your healthcare provider will carefully insert their gloved digit (finger) into your rectum. They'll feel the edges and surface of your prostate, estimate the size of your prostate and detect any hard areas that could be cancer.

Your healthcare provider may also order:

A survey to evaluate symptom severity

Urine flow test to measure pee stream speed

Study to detect residual urine after peeing

Cystoscopy to look into your bladder

Surgical Treatment Options

Several different types of surgery can remove prostate tissue that blocks your urethra. These include:

Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)

Your urologist inserts a special instrument (resectoscope) through your urethra to see and remove prostate tissue.

Transurethral incision of the prostate (TUIP)

Your urologist makes two small incisions in your prostate and bladder neck to widen your urethra and improve urine flow.

Transurethral electrovaporization

Your urologist uses an electrode to heat your prostate tissue, turning the tissue cells into steam.

GreenLight™ laser treatment (PVP)

Your urologist uses a special laser to evaporate your enlarged prostate tissue.

Aquablation®

Your urologist uses precise, high-pressure jets of water to remove prostate tissue.

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia / Enlarged Prostate Treatment in Delhi & Gurgaon