Prostatic congestion
Prostatic congestion is a medical condition of the prostate gland that happens when the prostate becomes swollen by excess fluid and can be caused by prostatosis. The condition often results in a person with prostatic congestion feeling the urge to urinate frequently.
Possible causes of prostatic congestion
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- Chronic prostatitis (infection of the prostate)
- Excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages
- Prostate cancer
- Urinary tract cysts
References
External links
- NIH: Enlarged prostate
- Prostatitis, prostatosis and prostalgia. Psychogenic or organic disease?
- NIH: Prostatitis - chronic
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