What age did your prostate problems begin?

Not gonna lie I’m not really sure what a prostate problem even entails. Trouble peeing?

I drink so much water mine has to come out.

You should start getting it checked at 50. Mine didn't start giving me trouble until around age 62 or so but I have friends that started having problems in their late forties/early fifties. Every man gets it eventually. Very un-scientifically I can say that it happens earlier to heavy drinkers.

Only symptom I’ve noticed in my early 40s is a retention of urine such that a little at the end sometimes can’t be pushed out and a few drops might dribble after zipping up. Once I realized I could push that last bit out by pushing up on the prostate behind the scrotum with a finger, that became a habit and I don’t even think about it anymore.

I wasn’t even aware that that was an actual prostate symptom until my doctor listed symptoms I could be watching for, so not sure when it first developed, maybe in my late 30s?

Early 50s. Usually with having to piss frequently.

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You should start getting it checked at 50. Mine didn't start giving me trouble until around age 62 or so but I have friends that started having problems in their late forties/early fifties. Every man gets it eventually. Very un-scientifically I can say that it happens earlier to heavy drinkers.

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50 is about right unless there is a family history of prostate cancer and then you should start at whatever age others in the family have had problems. Its a pretty simple test in relative terms. A blood draw and a finger up the arse. Not something many men want to have done but relative to most medical exams pretty mild.

I’m sure Aggie fans have a lot of inquisition about this subject.

Do yourself a favor and invest in a high quality prostate massager… preventative maintenance is a no brainer. I’d highly recommend a wireless with remote, waterproof and dishwasher safe model. Once your done just put it the dishwasher with your normal dishes. Pro-Tip… be sure to wipe off excess poop prior to washing it.

I was diagnosed with early prostate cancer in 2014 but my PSA levels indicated I had it in 2007 or earlier....Army clinic in Germany fouled up the first test and did not mention it for 7 years. I had no symptoms - I was 49 years old. I went on active surveillance....PSA tests (blood draws) every 6 months and a biopsy every 24 months. If PSA starts to double or increases dramatically its time to seek treatment. MY PSA fluctuated but went steadily up from around 4 in 2014 to slightly above 10 in 2024. Still had no symptoms. None. Never got up to pee at night, no urgency, no dribbling, flow wasn't what it was when I was 25 but that is pretty normal, no sexual issues - no symptoms at all. In March of 2024 my PSA broke 10 and I decided I would have external radiation - identical long term outcomes as surgery with out the immediate side effects - ED and incontinence. These usually develop immediately after surgery and improve over a 2-5 year period while they normally manifest with radiation at 5+ years down the road with both being about equal in the long term. I completed radiation treatment in May of 2024 and have had no real issues other than some irritation when urinating for about a month during and after treatment and some minor dribbling for about 90 days. I still have to pee a lot - I get up at least once if I sleep more than 6 hours, I seldom sleep more than 6 hours. Still no ED and PSA levels have shrunk to under 4 and should get lower over the next 12-18 months (will never be normal most likely).

I say all of that to say this...I had prostate cancer, diagnosed, for at least 10 years and probably more like 17 or more. I never had any symptoms that could not be attributed, by medical professionals, to simply getting older. I was lucky, mine was typically unaggressive by all accounts and I should live a normal life with some moderate side effects (ED and minor incontinence) which most men have as they age anyway. Symptoms may never manifest themselves even when the cancer is an aggressive type. Get checked. If you have a family history get checked. I did at 42 because my father had prostate cancer but the Army clinic fouled it up. It is easily treatable, even so when it is aggressive, which is fortunately rare. It is also the second leading cancer killer of men behind lung cancer because men won't get tested. Treatment is very benign and incredibly effective....testing is not pleasant but it is not horrible relative to dying at an early age. Get tested.....