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    The typical symptoms of BPH are collectiveLUTS include 2 broad categories of symptoms:

    Voiding (obstructive) symptoms:

    Slow flow
    Dribbling
    Intermittent flow/stop start
    Difficulty initiating urine stream – hesitancyly called LUTS – lower urinary tract symptoms.

    Storage (irritative) symptoms:

    Frequency – frequent passage of urine (usually >7/day)
    Urgency – sudden and compelling desire to urinate
    Nocturia – need to wake from sleep and pass urine

    Other symptoms that may be as a result of BPH include:

    Blood in urine – haematuria
    Urinary tract infections – UTI’s
    Incontinence
    Urinary retention – inability to urinate

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