Ans: Prostate gland is a walnut sized organ located just below the urinary bladder, in the passage of exit of urine.

Ans: Prostate gland that secrets the fluids to support the sperms in semen.

Ans: All enlarged prostate glands do not require treatment.

Ans: The chances that you would require some kind of treatment for prostate gland become more if your elder brother or father has been treated for enlarged prostate gland.

Ans: One of the first signs of enlargement of prostate is waking up from sleep to pass the urine at night. However there may be many other causes of increased urinary frequenct at night like diabetes.

Ans: Some medicines can reduce the size of prostate by 25-30 percent.

Ans: Enlargement of prostate cannot be prevented.

Ans: Enlargement of prostate cannot be prevented.

Ans: Treatment of enlarged prostate ranges from medicines to endoscopic procedures like TURP.Lasers has come in a big way for surgical treatment of prostate gland.

Ans: If a good operation is conducted there are very few chances of re enlargement of prostate gland. Less than 10% of patients at the end of 10 years require re treatment for enlarged prostate.

Ans: Surgery for prostate gland can result in bleeding, infection, scarring and narrowing of the urinary passage (Stricture of Urethra/stenosis of bladder neck), loss of control of urine (incontinence).

Ans: Surgical removal of prostate either by TURP or by Laser leaves behind the capsule of prostate which can harbour cancer. Therefore one must continue to get PSA test done yearly even after prostate surgery.