King Charles III will have a procedure to address an enlarged prostate at a hospital next week.
The 75-year-old British monarch’s diagnosis is common among men his age, and experts say that typical treatments are not dangerous.
An enlarged prostate, known also as benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, is a noncancerous condition that occurs frequently among older men.
By age 60, more than half of men have at least mild BPH symptoms, which include difficulty urinating and a sense of urgency to urinate.
The same thing happens in men, Dr. Albertsen said, and at the same age.
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University of Connecticut