Prostate Cancer Requires Lifelong Monitoring
If you have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, then this is likely to have knocked you for six. This is an extremely frightening diagnosis and one that is also fraught with other personal issues. You may feel scared, you might worry about the future, and you might even feel embarrassed to talk about it. There is a lot to work through.
Although prostate cancer requires lifelong monitoring, the good news is that prostate cancer is a highly treatable issue when caught early and has a very high recovery rate. There are lots of treatment options, and not all of these are highly invasive.
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Testicular torsion is the stuff of literal nightmares for many men, and the reality is not much kinder than it sounds! The frightening thing about testicular torsion is that it can occur unprompted. That is to say that you can go to sleep one night and wake up in the morning with torsion. Testicular torsion is extremely painful and frightening and should be considered a medical emergency. But why is a twisted testicle an emergency? Let’s explore this further.
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The prostate is a gland that helps produce the fluid found in semen. It is located between the bladder and the rectum. The prostate surrounds the urethra. Typically, the prostate is about the size of a walnut. If the prostate becomes too large it causes pressure on the urethra and slows and possibly stops urine flow. One condition that might cause prostate enlargement is prostate cancer. Urinary issues are one of the symptoms of this particular type of cancer.
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An overactive bladder is an often-chronic health condition that affects thousands of people every year. Sometimes it happens due to a consequence of other health conditions such as diabetes or inflammation of the spine. However, it could also happen due to other medical causes such as aging.
Men and women of any age can be diagnosed with an overactive bladder. It can mean:
- that you can’t go more than an hour or less without having to rush to the bathroom
- can lead to very uncomfortable social situations
- a sharp decline in quality of life for anyone diagnosed with the condition
- lead to incontinence or accidents, which is often a source of embarrassment for those with the condition
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When you go to bed at night, you expect to wake up in the morning feeling refreshed and rested, unless you hit the sack late and have to get up early like so many of us tend to do. Even when you go to bed at the right time, there is something else that may interrupt your sleep cycle, having to use the bathroom. Many people believe that having to use the bathroom through the night is something that is just a typical sign of getting older. The truth is, that going to the toilet during the night is more common in people over the age of 60. This is because as you get older the body starts to produce less of the hormone that helps you to retain fluids.
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