More than 500,000 American men are afflicted each year. This results in more of a powerful form of testosterone, called dihydrotestosterone. As it does, it eventually tends to pinch upon the urethra, and interfere with the flow of urine. As a result, neither the bladder nor kidneys empty fully. This produces pressure which can damage them.
Urination becomes more frequent.
It flows more slowly, and there may be difficulty in starting and stopping the flow. Sometimes there is blood in the urine. If you are going to do this effectively, you would need to examine it monthly. The normal prostate is firm like an orange and about the size of a walnut. You would reach into the rectum, to carry out this examination.