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Frequency at night

Question:

I am a retired gentleman and have difficulty in starting to pass urine. Sometimes I feel I want to go - more frequently at night - but then cannot commence. What can I do about it?

Answer(s):

Have a chat with your family doctor. The prostate gland undergoes changes with age. In some men these changes may be associated with urinary symptoms such as a slow and/or intererupted stream, difficulty starting to pass urine, increased need to pass urine more frequently, a feeling of incomplete emptying and, in some cases, loss of urine control - that is incontinence.