Diagnosis and Treatment See your doctor for proper diagnosis. Your doctor may perform a digital rectal exam to feel if your prostate is enlarged. Blood and urine tests and an ultrasound of the prostate gland and bladder may also be done to ensure that the enlarged prostate is non-cancerous. An enlarged prostate is not a serious condition, unless urination becomes difficult or impossible and the bladder becomes infected. The most common treatment for an enlarged prostate is oral medication.
Surgery is also a successful method of treatment.
Prostatis occurs when the prostate gland becomes infected or inflamed. In most cases, the cause is unknown. Sometimes, the pressure from an enlarged prostate will cause the bladder to become overworked and less efficient. Some urine may be left in the bladder and infections can occur. If you think you have an infected prostate, see your doctor for antibiotic treatment.