ESSAYS ON MODERN URO-SEXOLOGY
We continue to publish the work of Vladimir Nikolayevich Kosenko, an urologist, a specialist of the highest qualification category and Honoured Doctor of Ukraine.
Part IX
State strength is determined by the attitude to children and old people.
Winston Churchill
“The whole world is turning grey” - the demographist around the world unanimously claim, with express understanding that the process of progressive overgrowth of elderly people number is going on. Almost all elderly men, coupled with standard markers of old age - gray hair, hypermetropia, weakness of memory, potency disorder etc., have diseases of prostatic gland, attributable to age-related changes.
The most frequently elderly and ageing men suffer from prostate adenoma - benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Almost 75% of men in the age of around 50 suffer from BPH in particular stage. That is why there is an order of the Ministry of Health - obligatory men’s check by an urologist. This disease drastically reduces quality of man’s life, and when absence of proper treatment it leads to surgery.
The ancient Greek philosopher Ovid wrote that there is no greater happiness in the world than an empty bladder. A great many of patients are in an observation mode - relying on a bit of luck. Don't hold your breath! It is far easier to stop the process in the initial stage, than to clutch the head in the terminal one.
Adenoma initially affects urinary tract and then urinary bladder. The following symptoms appear in the course of the decease augmentation:
- urine stream weakening, up to dropping on the boots when urination;
- discontinuity and breakdown of urine stream, repeated uresiesthesia in 1-2 min;
- difficulty in willed finishing of urination, urine drops to the underwear;
- feeling of incomplete urinary bladder emptying, urine seems to be available but not leaking;
- urinary frequency, in small portions, especially at night up to 2-5 times;
- failure to retain urine when acute urge to urinate – handwashing and lavatory pan sound.
At the beginning, the symptoms are mild as powerful detrusor muscle of the urinary bladder compensates the problem. However, gradually strength of the muscle forces fall decreases and the tangible difficulties appear.
That is why when appearance of the first symptoms of bladder disturbances – weak urine stream, frequent desire to urinate, feeling of incomplete urinary bladder emptying, - it is necessary to seek medical attention urgently. The most devastating symptom is a necessity for frequent night awakening in order to urinate. As a result, disturbance of sleep appears, and, consequently, working efficiency and daytime activity are decreased.
There is no turning back over here. As further urine stagnation appears and urinary tract infection reaching even to the point of the kidneys, that requires urgent treatment.
There are a lot of medicamentous and phytotherapeutic preparations, which needs to be taken in cycles for 2-3 months or permanently. However, in any way, this is better, than to go under the scalpel of a urologic surgeon. In the early stages, we recommend you to take preparations made of Serenoa repens L., (saw palmettos), pumpkin seed extract, walnut oil, licorice root, sainfoin, dill and parsley in any form.
However, before going to the pharmacy and buying various “adenoma” medicines on your own, you need to consult a doctor. The fact is that under the same symptoms very formidable prostate diseases, such as cancer, sclerosis, tuberculosis, etc., can be hidden. As a result, the treatment can vary greatly....
For a deeper and more stable effect on the prostate gland, there are a number of pharmaceuticals – prostate protectors, which must be selected individually. They should be recommended not by a pharmacist, but by a doctor after a detailed examination.
Recently, a vein blood test, also known as prostate-specific antigen (PSA) has come to the fore. PSA is a special protein that is specific for the prostate and is a tumor marker. Based on the amount of this protein, the tendency to develop prostate cancer in the body can be suggested.
For certain reasons, a part of the prostate cells decide to become independent of the central leadership. They begin an unauthorized reproduction; as a result dysplasia occurs, then it turns into prostatic neoplasm and a cancerous tumor. There is a state program "AGING" - an aging man. The bottom line is that in 25% of aging men with a deficiency of androgenic hormones, cellular and molecular changes in the prostate begin to increase, and the risk of cancer takes place.
Men, listen! One in four aging men is prone to an attack of prostate cancer.
For the purpose of early detection of various diseases of the prostate, including neoplasms and adenomas, according to all international recommendations, it is mandatory to visit an urologist at least once a year.
The modern age classification suggests that you will not always be young, but only up to 40 years. Further, there are 40 to 60 – middle age, and 60-80 – elderly, and over 80 years old – senile. Time flies so fast and you are getting older. Men live 10-11 years less than women. In Japan, the average age for women is 89.9 and for men 79.1. In terms of life expectancy, Ukraine is in 122nd place in the world, the average age of women is 74 years, and men – 62.2.
Take care of yourself, Ukrainian men! There is no greater pleasure than to feel yourself as a healthy person.
