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Enlarged Prostate by Age: The Numbers Every Family Needs to Know
A boss of mine in Bangkok - I was working in oil and gas at the time - told our team he was waking up 4 or 5 times a night to urinate.
We all looked at him with surprise. He just shrugged. "Just wait," he said. "It will happen to you."
He was right. And the numbers back him up.
By age 50: 50% of men have an enlarged prostate.
By age 60: 60%.
By age 70: 70%.
By age 80: 80%.
By age 90: 90%.
If you are looking at that and thinking it seems too neat to be real - I had the same thought. But the statistics hold.
An enlarged prostate is not unusual. It is the norm. The problem is not that it happens. The problem is that nobody talks about it, so when it happens to you, it feels like you are the only one.
You are not the only one. Not even close.
Luckily for me the oil and gas industry requires a yearly physical and PSA numbers are easy to add to any physical where blood is being drawn. It is a simple test.
Will PSA tell you if you have an enlarged prostate - No, it will not, but a PSA that is above normal range will point you in the direction of more tests to see if you have prostate cancer. Get the test, It is better to know.
Has anyone here already had the conversation with their doctor about their prostate? Or helped someone close to them start that conversation? Tell me what happened.
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Enlarged Prostate by Age: The Numbers Every Family Needs to Know
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