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King Charles III
needs surgery for benign prostate enlargement.
If left untreated, this can have dangerous consequences.
Excitement in the British royal family: King Charles III had to undergo medical treatment because of an enlarged prostate (prostatic hyperplasia).
to undergo surgery, according to an official statement from the palace.
This was a corrective procedure for a - in contrast to prostate cancer - benign prostate enlargement.
According to the royal family, the king's health is good.
The 75-year-old's cancer, which was reported shortly afterwards, is said to be unrelated, as Buckingham Palace assured in a press release.
Prostatic hyperplasia is a widespread disease that affects more and more men as they get older.
Prostate enlargement: King Charles III.
needs surgery – possible symptoms
The older a man gets, the larger the number of prostate cells becomes.
This causes the prostate to increase in volume.
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According to the
German Cancer Society,
almost every second man experiences changes in the prostate from the age of 50 onwards.
A benign enlargement of the gland is known in medical terminology as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and has its origins in the part of the prostate that directly surrounds the urethra.
As the prostate grows larger, it gradually narrows the urethra.
According to information from
Prostate Help Germany,
the older a man gets, the number of prostate cells and thus the volume of the prostate increases.
Another bad news from the British royal family.
After Princess Kate, King Charles also needs surgery.
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Andrew Matthews
An enlarged prostate can manifest itself through various symptoms.
Some men suffer from no or unspecific symptoms, while others have mild symptoms that hardly affect their everyday life.
However, there are also cases in which the symptoms are more severe and can become stressful.
The following symptoms are typical of prostate enlargement:
Weak urinary stream (urination takes longer because the stream is no longer as strong as usual)
Interrupted urinary stream (stops often)
nocturia (nocturnal urination)
Difficulty getting started and problems urinating
Pollakisuria (frequent and strong urge to urinate)
Urine drips after urination
Feeling like bladder is never completely empty
Later, possibly incontinence (uncontrolled loss of urine)
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Prostate enlargement: Is prostatic hyperplasia dangerous?
Although prostatic hyperplasia is a benign enlargement of the prostate, if it remains untreated, the disease can have consequences and complications.
These can be dangerous or even life-threatening.
The consequences include, for example, cystitis, bleeding, bladder stones or kidney damage.
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