{"id":18726,"date":"2019-12-12T15:38:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T15:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bensnaturalhealth.com\/blog\/?p=18726"},"modified":"2026-05-30T20:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T20:17:19","slug":"cialis-treatment-for-bph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bensnaturalhealth.com\/blog\/prostate-health\/cialis-treatment-for-bph\/","title":{"rendered":"Cialis treatment for BPH"},"content":{"rendered":"

Benign prostatic hyperplasia is also known as BPH. It is currently one of the most common health conditions among older men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The majority of us know it is all about having urinary problems. It is also the reason why the rectal examination<\/a> might be imminent at some point in our lifetime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, there’s much more to know about this widespread condition. Modern medicine discovered that medications formerly used for erectile dysfunction might also work for BPH symptoms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you will see in this article, this is good news and an appropriate option for many patients with BPH. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, is it possible to solve your erection<\/a> problems and your urinary symptoms at the same time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s see what the medical evidence has to say. We will also review other options available to treat symptoms of BPH<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is BPH? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The term benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is commonly used to address benign enlargement of the prostate. Such a change in size typically causes a series of symptoms associated with the urinary tract. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if we dig a bit into terms, we will realize hyperplasia is a type of histological growth. Thus, the term BPH is a histological diagnosis. If we are not performing any biopsy<\/a>, we can use the term “benign prostatic enlargement.” The latter describes the disease clinically. Not according to biopsy data, we have not yet confirmed (1). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regardless of the term, we choose to use, BPH is caused by an adenoma (not the same as adenocarcinoma) of the prostate. It changes the configuration of the prostate and causes bladder outlet obstruction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it is severe, this obstruction may ultimately affect the bladder and the kidneys<\/a>. The level of obstruction is variable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It does not depend on the size of the prostate but the location of the adenoma or adenomata. Thus, we can find patients with a large and highly distorted prostate and no major symptoms. But another patient may have a smaller prostate and more concerning symptoms (2). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Signs and Symptoms of BPH <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As we mentioned above, symptoms of BPH are caused by bladder outlet obstruction and retention of urine<\/a>. They do not depend on the size of the prostate as much as they rely on the site of the alteration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, a small growth at the bladder neck may cause more severe symptoms than a larger growth in the lateral lobes of the prostate (3). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most common signs and symptoms are also known as lower urinary tract symptoms<\/a> or LUTS. They are further divided into storage, voiding, and post-micturition symptoms (4).

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Storage symptoms of BPH include: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n