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All we need to know about proastate enlargement

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The prostate gland is a part of the reproductive system whose secretion supports sperm formation. This gland is located inside the abdomen just below the urinary bladder and on the topmost region of the urethra which drains urine from bladder to urethra. It is one among the three glands of a reproductive system whose secretion is alkaline and provides nutrition and lubrication for the maturation and motility of sperm. The prostate gland secretes fibrinolysin, zinc, prostate-specific antigen, a proteolytic enzyme, etc, and together with seminal vesicle forms the major fluid part of the seminal plasma and the semen also. Due to certain unknown regions the size of the prostate gland increases and affects the homeostasis of the body. If the size of the prostate increases it puts pressure on the bladder and the urethra too, through which urine is transported from the bladder out through the penis. In medical terms, this condition of enlarged prostate is called benign prostatic hyperplasia ...

What is urinary tract infection & how to prevent them

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Urinary tract infection or UTI is generally defined as an infection in any of the part of the urinary system - that is in kidneys,  uratus, urinary bladder and urethra. Most of the infections are in the lower urinary tract that is the bladder and urethra. Women are more likely to be at a greater risk of developing UTI than men.  Typically the urine doesn't contain any bacteria urine is the byproduct of the kidneys, when the waste product and the excess amount of water is removed from the body by kidneys and urine is created, normally the urine moves through the urinary system without any containment, moreover the bacteria which can cause urinary tract infection can get into the urinary system from outside the body causing many problems like inflammation &  infections.  Urinary tract infections are generally very common that occur mostly in 1 out of 5 women in their lifetime, it's often seen that urinary tract infections are more common in women this is because t...