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

Dr. Kat Kat reviewed this

34 years experience

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
Prostatitis
Condition
Prostate cancer
Condition

Symptoms

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

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

Surgery

Radical prostatectomy
Transurethral prostate resection
Prostatectomy

Tests

Culture of prostate secretions
Prostate specific antigen
Urinalysis

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