"I used to pee three feet in the wind, but now I am wet with my shoes while I am wearing it." This may be a problem that every man has to face as he gets older. The prostate is located at the junction of the bladder and the urethra, which passes through the prostate. When we sit, the prostate is at the lowest point in the middle of our perineum, so the stress it is under is the greatest.
prostate position
Why do you get prostate cancer ?
Men's androgen stimulation is closely related to prostate hyperplasia and prostate cancer. Eunuchs in ancient times would not have these worries. Therefore, the most direct factor in the incidence of prostate cancer is disordered androgen and estrogen levels. In addition, heredity, prostate inflammation, obesity, diet and living habits are also important factors that affect the occurrence of prostate cancer. Bad living habits such as smoking, drinking, staying up late, sitting for a long time, holding urine, spicy food stimulation, frequent sex life are also factors inducing prostatitis.
How to protect men's prostate in daily life?
Men should pay attention to the following 5 points in their daily lives:
1. Avoid sitting for a long time to compress the prostate. Appropriate exercise and sunbathing can reduce the incidence of prostate diseases;
2. Avoid holding urine for a long time and drinking regular water, it is recommended to actively discharge urine every 1-2 hours during the day;
3. Healthy people drink at least 2,000ml of water every day, drink less sugary drinks, strong tea, and alcohol; eat less red meat (pork, beef, mutton) and spicy foods, eat poultry and aquatic products, and do not smoke;
4. Control weight, blood pressure, blood sugar, blood lipids . The risk of prostate diseases in obese men is increased;
5. Regular sex life. How to detect prostate cancer in
early?
The early symptoms of prostate cancer are atypical, and the symptoms cannot be simply used to warn. Therefore, for men, doing the following 2 tests regularly can help you detect physical problems as soon as possible.
1, rectal diagnosis. Because the back of the prostate is close to the rectum, the fingers can reach a part of the prostate through the anus, but some tumors with deeper or smaller size cannot be reached.
2. Blood test. , the most commonly used tumor marker for prostate cancer, is the prostate-specific antigen PSA. The following men are advised to screen for PSA every year:
age > 50 years old;
age > 45 years old and have a family history of prostate cancer;
age > 40 years old and baseline PSA > 1ng/ml.
PSA <4ng/ml>10ng/ml requires high suspicion of prostate cancer.
If there are abnormalities in the above two items, further evaluation of prostate magnetic resonance is needed. If magnetic resonance also suspects that there is a possibility of prostate cancer, prostate puncture is required to make a clear diagnosis.
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