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IMPOTENCE; MEDICAL history taking; PHYSICAL diagnosis; PROSTATE diseases; PROSTATE tumors; TRANSURETHRAL prostatectomy; URINARY incontinence; BENIGN prostatic hyperplasia; OVERACTIVE bladder; URINATION disorders; SYMPTOMS; DIAGNOSIS; THERAPEUTICS

This article continues a discussion on lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). The typical symptoms of LUTS are listed like weak urine flow, intermittency - a flow that stops and starts and nocturia - having to get up at night to urinate. Healthcare professionals initially assessing LUTS are advised, among others, to use the International Prostate Symptom Score. The article also discusses options and drugs that healthcare professionals can offer to men suffering from various prostate problems.