With this video from Alila Medical Media shared in May 2014, learn about the prostate, what it does, what happens to it when a man has BPH – benign prostatic hyperplasia (or enlarged prostate), and ways to treat the condition through medication, minimally invasive procedures, and surgery.

Read about Urolift as a treatment for men with enlarged prostates.

The video explains that about 50% of men over the age of 60 develop BPH in varying degrees. Considered a normal part of aging in men, enlarged prostate occurs as a man’s hormones levels change over time.

Find out what you should know about prostate surgery.

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