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Prostate diseases include infectious and both benign (non-cancerous) and cancerous proliferative disorders of the prostate gland in males.

Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this

35 year experience in Pediatrics

Is a type of:

Male genital disorders • Male urogenital diseases

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Pelvis

Types of

BPH
Condition
Prostate cancer
Condition
Prostatitis
Condition
Prostate gland enlargement

Symptoms

Fever
Slow or weak urine stream
Pain on urination
Burning with urination
Painful urination
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Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Prostate diseases

Surgery

Transurethral prostate resection
3.6
12 reviews
Radical prostatectomy
Prostatectomy

Tests

Culture of prostate secretions
Prostate specific antigen
Urinalysis

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