Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a most common non-cancerous tumor found in men, is an enlargement of the prostate. Typically, the prostate gland grows larger as men age. Unfortunately, the enlarging prostate often compresses and narrows the urethra and somewhat blocks urine flow. BPH often begins at the age of forty to forty-five. It is not nor does it lead to cancer.

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Chronic Non-Bacterial Prostatitis

Chronic nonbacterial prostatitis or inflammatory chronic pelvic pain syndrome is the inflammation of the prostate not due to bacterial infection. It refers to a condition affecting patients who present symptoms of prostatitis without a positive result after urine culture or expressed prostate secretion (EPS) culture. Currently, the National Institute of Health refers to Chronic Non-Bacterial Prostatitis as Category IIIa Prostatitis or Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/CPPS).

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Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) occurs just in men. It is a persistent discomfort or pain that you feel in your lower pelvic region - mainly at the base of your penis and around your anus. The source of the pain is thought to be the prostate gland. The prostate gland is only found in men. It lies just beneath the bladder. It is normally about the size of a chestnut. The urethra, a tube that passes urine from the bladder, runs through the middle of the prostate. The prostate helps to make semen. However, most semen is made by the seminal vesicle. Currently, the National Institute of Health refers to Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome as Category IIIa Prostatitis or Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/CPPS).

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Interstitial Cystitis

According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 700,000 people in the United States are afflicted with Interstitial Cystitis, a chronic, debilitating condition that seems to defy the diagnostic efforts of many physicians.

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Prostatitis

Prostatitis is a term used to describe inflammatory conditions or infections of the prostate gland. It is a very common condition, affecting hundreds of thousands of men, causing millions of doctor's office visits each year. It is thought that most cases of prostatitis result from bacterial infection, but evidence of infection is not always found. An infected or inflamed prostate can cause painful urination and ejaculation, and if left untreated, serious complications.

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Prostatodynia

There are various types of prostatitis, one of which is prostatodynia (or Prostadynia). Sometimes called noninflammatory chronic pelvic pain syndrome, it is the occurrence of prostatitis symptoms, without inflammation or bacterial infection. Currently, the National Institute of Health refers to Prostatodynia as Category IIIb.

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Sexual Dysfunction

Do you experience pain before, during or after ejaculation? Are you less interested in having sexual encounters? Do you live with prostate pain, chronic pelvic pain, or rectal pain? Have you confronted penile dysfunction due to pain or are you experiencing an uncomfortable throbbing sensation in your genital or rectal areas? Are you suffering from prostatic congestion? While regular ejaculation and prostatic massage are helpful for some patients many patients with post-ejaculatory pain can exacerbate their symptoms with repeated ejaculations, thereby creating no long-term relief.

Vulvodynia

At least 200,000 women in the United States have vulvodynia, but experts believe the condition is greatly underrecognized. Some research suggests the disorder may affect as many as one in six women at some point in their lives. There are several reasons vulvodynia may be underreported. It may be partly due to the absence of visible signs of the condition. Or it could be the reluctance of many women to talk about their symptoms.

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