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Enlarged prostate is often considered an unavoidable part of life for men, and its cause (other than old age) has been a mystery.<\/p>\nEnlarged prostate is often considered an unavoidable part of life for men, and its cause (other than old age) has been a mystery.<\/p>\n
The problem is: how can you cure something if you don\u2019t know its cause?<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why the results from a new study in African Journal of Urology<\/em> are so important.<\/p>\n It reveals the real underlying cause of enlarged prostate, and with that, a simple cure.<\/p>\n The researchers wanted to find out whether inflammation was related to an enlarged prostate and the severity of urinary symptoms. They decided to study a particular inflammation marker called interleukin-8 (IL-8) in the blood, and its connection with the size of the prostate and the intensity of urinary symptoms.<\/p>\n They worked with 32 men, all diagnosed with an enlarged prostate, and categorized them based on the severity of their urinary symptoms.<\/p>\n To measure the severity of these symptoms, the researchers used a tool called the International Prostate Symptom Score. They measured IL-8 levels in the blood using a technique known as the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. For prostate size, they used transabdominal ultrasonography, a type of ultrasound.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a breakdown of what they found:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 2. IL-8 levels in the blood were also higher in men with severe symptoms, averaging 21.65 pg\/mL (picograms per milliliter), while those with milder symptoms had an average IL-8 level of 8.44 pg\/mL.<\/p>\n 3. While both prostate size and IL-8 levels increased with symptom severity, there wasn\u2019t a direct link between IL-8 levels and prostate size.<\/p>\n 4. There was, however, a direct link between prostate size and the severity of urinary symptoms, with the severity of urinary symptoms increasing along with an increase in prostate size.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n Therefore, men with more severe urinary symptoms tend to have larger prostates and higher levels of the inflammation marker IL-8.<\/p>\n This means that managing inflammation could be a key part of reducing symptoms and improving your quality of life.<\/p>\n\n