{"id":1966,"date":"2024-02-01T15:19:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T13:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/?post_type=condition_faq&#038;p=1966"},"modified":"2024-02-01T15:19:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T13:19:24","slug":"do-i-need-any-tests-to-diagnose-benign-prostatic-hyperplasia","status":"publish","type":"condition_faq","link":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/condition_faq\/do-i-need-any-tests-to-diagnose-benign-prostatic-hyperplasia\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I need any tests to diagnose benign prostatic hyperplasia?"},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","faq-category":[86,59],"service_type":[],"class_list":["post-1966","condition_faq","type-condition_faq","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","faq-category-benign-prostatic-enlargement","faq-category-urology-faq"],"meta_box":{"faq_title_t3lmo":"Do I need any tests to diagnose benign prostatic hyperplasia?","faq_description_70nds":"","faq_textarea_60nds":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The diagnosis in based on the :<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">symptoms of BPH<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">finding of an enlarged prostate on ultrasound examination.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">demonstration of a weak flow on uroflowmetry examination.This is a simple test in which the patient waits until his bladder is full and then passes urine in a specially designed cup that measures the flow of urine.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sometimes other tears need to be done such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PSA. When there is suspicion of prostate cancer, based on the clinical examination,your doctor may ask you to have a PSA test.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cystoscopy.This usually done when there is suspicion of a bladder abnormality, like a tumour, and to rule out a urethral stricture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CT or ultrasound scan of the kidneys.In cases where there are concerns about the anatomy of the kidneys and ureters a CT scan and when not available a ultrasound scan may be necessary.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/condition_faq\/1966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/condition_faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/condition_faq"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq-category?post=1966"},{"taxonomy":"service_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service_type?post=1966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}