Risk factors for an enlarged prostate include:

• Aging. An enlarged prostate gland rarely causes symptoms before age 40. After that, the chance of having an enlarged prostate and related symptoms starts to rise.
• Family history. Having a blood relative with prostate problems makes you more likely to have problems with your prostate.
• Diabetes and heart disease. Studies show that diabetes might raise the risk of BPH. So might heart disease.
• Lifestyle. Obesity raises the risk of BPH. Exercise can help lower the risk.

• Urinary tract infections (UTIs). Not being able to fully empty the bladder can raise the risk of infection in the urinary tract. 
• Bladder stones. These are most often caused by being unable to fully empty the bladder. Bladder stones can cause illness, bladder irritation, blood in the urine and blocked urine flow.
• Bladder damage. A bladder that doesn't empty fully can stretch and weaken over time. As a result, the muscular wall of the bladder no longer squeezes properly to force urine out. And this makes it harder to fully empty the bladder.
• Kidney damage. Pressure in the bladder from not being able to pee can damage the kidneys or let bladder infections reach the kidneys.

The following tests can be done:

• Abdominal ultrasound scan
• Prostate Specific Antigen (Blood Test to rule out prostate cancer)
• Prostate Histopathology

We have 11 years experience in treating  Enlarged prostate ( BPH) with Homeopathic Medicine, without the need for surgery.