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During Urination
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Do you have to
get up at night to urinate?
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Do you have the
sensation of not emptying your bladder completely?
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After urinating,
do you have to do it again in less than two hours?
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Do you start and
stop several times while urinating?
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Do you sometimes
find it difficult to postpone urination?
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Do you ever have
to push or strain to begin urination?
Also,
If you answer "YES"
to any of these questions, there's a high probability you have a
prostate problem.
If so, you should
begin taking steps to immediately bring relief and restore normal
function. (Keep in mind that if you're over the age of 45, the odds
are 2 to 1 that you'll have problems with your prostate.)
Why does prostate cancer
occur so often in aging men?
Consider the
changes in testicular hormone production as men age:
1.
Testosterone levels fall
2.
Testosterone is converted to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) by
5-alpha-reductase enzyme, stimulating prostate growth.
3.
Progesterone levels fall
Progesterone is
the primary precursor of our adrenal cortical hormones and
testosterone. Men synthesize progesterone in smaller amounts
than women do, but it is still vital. Since progesterone is a
potent inhibitor of 5-alpha-reductase, the decline of
progesterone in aging males plays a role in increasing the
conversion rate of testosterone to DHT.
4. Estrogen
effect increases.
Testosterone is a
direct antagonist of estradiol (an estrogen). The effect of
estradiol increases when both testosterone levels fall and the
shift from testosterone to DHT occurs. Male estradiol levels are
equivalent to or sometimes greater than that of postmenopausal
females, but normally estradiol's effects are suppressed
(antagonized) by the males greater production of testosterone.
Estradiol may also be the culprit (along with DHT) in prostate
growth.
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Thus,
progesterone use may counteract both the conversion of
testosterone to DHT as well as oppose the estrogen
effect. |
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