| obstruction e.g. slow stream or difficulty initiating flow or to the storage of urine by the bladder e.g. frequency of urination, getting up many times at night to pass water (nocturia) or having to rush to the toilet being unable to ‘hold on’ (urgency). Completing the International Prostate Symptom Score (Link to PDF) can provide an idea of how severe one’s symptoms are.
Symptoms relating to the storage of urine in the bladder are by no means confined to men. Women too can be greatly bothered by frequency and urgency.
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