Causes

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madrasa1
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by madrasa1 on Tue Nov 08, 2016 1:18 am

Causes

What are the causes?

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Mr Christopher Eden
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by Mr Christopher Eden on Tue Nov 08, 2016 6:06 pm

Re: Causes

Of what, specifically?
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Mr Benjamin Challacombe
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by Mr Benjamin Challacombe on Thu Nov 24, 2016 12:26 am

Re: Causes

The causes of an enlarged prostate are 1. being a man, 2 having testosterone which causes the prostate to grow with age, 3 it runs in families a little, but in some men it just happens.
Large prostates often cause outflow problems giving symptoms but small prostates can cause problems too.
Just because the prostate is large doesn't mean it is going to cause issues but it means it is more likely to .
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