Millions suffer from treatable prostate condition

Judy Fortin, CBS News

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By Beth Boehne

(CBS) — Millions of men suffer from a prostate condition that is easily treated.

Wayne Saker is a busy financial investor, so getting a good night's sleep is important. But his routine was disrupted when he experienced symptoms of an enlarged prostate.

“Once you experience it it's a very serious condition because if you get up 4 to 6 times a night it definitely affects your next day — you're tired, you're drawn out,” he said.

The urge to urinate frequently cleared up in a couple of days after Wayne took a prescription medication, but he learned millions of men suffer from the condition.

“It's fairly common for most men over 50, in fact we even see some cases of men in their 30s and 40s have some degree of what we call BPH or Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia,” explained Dr. Jacques Carter with Beth Israel Medical Center.

Aging and hormonal stimulation cause the prostate gland to swell, which in turn squeezes the bladder and urethra.

“On occasion the symptoms are bad enough that you have significant obstruction, you have people who can't void at all,” Carter said.

But Carter says medication helps most patients, as does watching your weight, eating a healthy diet and limiting fluid intake at bedtime.

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