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What does prostatic hyperplasia with calcifications mean?

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Asked on:Mar 28, 2026 07:44 AM

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  • Clarissa Clarissa

    Mar 28, 2026

    Prostate calcifications are caused by scars left after prostatitis has healed in the past. In this case, no special treatment is generally required. If you have symptoms of urgency and frequency of urination, frequent urination, and severe urinary retention caused by prostatic hypertrophy, this kind of situation needs to be treated with medication. Let’s take a look at what does prostatic hyperplasia with calcification mean?

    1. What is prostate hyperplasia with thickening?

    The so-called prostatic hyperplasia with thickening means that men suffer from prostatic hyperplasia and there are calcium animal fossils in the prostate. Prostatic hyperplasia, as most male friends probably know, is a serious prostate disease, also known as prostatic hyperplasia. After boys reach middle age and old age, the male prostate usually undergoes slow hyperplasia and becomes thicker and thicker. In addition, the blood vessels and glands in the male prostate will also become fragile, and high-quality proteins in the tissue will accumulate and thicken, which is prostate calcification. In other words, prostate calcification is the accumulation of high-quality protein in the male prostate. It is a common type of thickening, usually caused by inflammation or prostatic hyperplasia. Men should not take it for granted that prostate calcification occurs. They should be treated as soon as possible to prevent prostate calcification from further developing into prostate stones.

    2. What are the symptoms of prostate hyperplasia and thickening?

    1. Inability to urinate

    Prostatic hyperplasia and thickening will irritate the compressed posterior urethra and bladder neck, affecting the patient's urination. For example, it may cause urinary obstruction, causing frequent urination and urgency, inability to hold urine, unclean urination, urinary incontinence and even urinary retention.

    2. Hematuria

    Prostatic hyperplasia and thickening will cause the capillaries on the mucosal surface to dilate, and in severe cases may cause their rupture, resulting in hematuria.

    3. Increase in blood pressure

    Because prostatic hyperplasia and thickening will cause frequent urination at night, which will affect the patient's sleep, resulting in poor rest, poor mental outlook, stress and anxiety, which may lead to increased blood pressure.

    4. Decreased sexual desire

    Prostatic hyperplasia and thickening may make patients feel uncomfortable during sexual intercourse. If the patient is depressed and nervous and anxious, it may lead to decreased sexual desire and disharmony in the couple's life.

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