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Recently a friend mentioned to me that his urine flow had slowed down noticeably over the past 2 months and he asked me what might be causing it. I told him that because he is in his 70's it could be a couple of things possibly related to his prostate gland and I told him he should have his doctor check his prostate and explain the reduced urine flow rate at the same time. He told me he has that scheduled, but it is two months until that appointment. I told him that once we pass our mid 40's the prostate starts to enlarge and that this enlarging process can continue as we age. This is called Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia or BPH and is extremely common in men over 70. He asked if there was anything he could do while he waited for his prostate exam.
I suggested that he could try applying Melatonin Gel (MG) to the perineum area once in the morning and once at bedtime. This is the area between the scrotum and the anus. I made him a small bottle of melatonin gel and asked him to let me know if it helped improve his urine flow.
I talked with him yesterday and he told me that his urine flow is now back to normal and he no longer has to get up during the night to urinate. He said that since this started, he was having to urinate 2 to 3 times during the night, whereas before he almost never had to urinate during the night.
I thanked him for the feedback and told him to still keep his appointment for the prostate exam to determine what the problem is or was and to see what his doctor recommends. I don't know if this will work the same for someone with long standing BPH, but it is so simple, fast acting and easy to do, it seems worth consideration for a problem that affects many men as they age.
This brings the number of uses for melatonin gel or melatonin lotion to 49, up from the original 40 that I mentioned in the original post.
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