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By Leon Watson

Released: 13:17 GMT, 30 September 2012

The form of the man’s urine stream could indicate if he's prostate problems, new information indicates.

Researchers at Full Mary, College based in london, have found that a general change in the characteristic wavy pattern of the man's urine stream could indicate issues with the flow of urine and as a result, the prostate.

The prostate is really a small, doughnut-formed gland that lies directly underneath the bladder and surrounds the urethra (the tube that removes urine in the body). It develops as males age, and may begin to compress and narrow the urethra.

A general change in the characteristic arc-form of your urine stream could indicate issues with the flow of urine and as a result, the prostate

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This insufficient flow may also modify the form of a man’s urine stream.

Scientists found there is an 'excellent correlation between your form of the urine stream and also the the flow of urine rate'

The brand new research, released within the journal PLOS One, may be the first study to analyse the particular pattern your urine makes and whether it may be accustomed to identify prostate problems.

The medical engineers at Full Mary used 60 healthy volunteers and 60 patients to check whether self-measurement from the form of the urine stream could be employed to predict maximum the flow of urine rate.

They found the males could self-evaluate their arcs to find out whether their flow rates were suggestive of some type of urinary problem for example individuals connected with prostate enlargement.

Co-author Dr Martin Dark night from Full Mary's School of Engineering and Materials Science described: ‘The characteristic shape is because of the top tension within the urine and also the elliptical form of the urethra.

‘We found there is a great correlation between your form of the urine stream and also the the flow of urine rate.’

The charitable organisation Cancer Of The Prostate United kingdom estimations that 40 percent of males older than 50 and 75 percent of males within their 70s have urinary signs and symptoms that might be triggered by an enlarged prostate.

Dr Dark night added: ‘The current techniques, although very accurate, take time and effort or costly to make use of dependably outdoors of the clinic.

'This new approach may therefore represent a helpful means to fix this important medical engineering problem, permitting males to simply monitor their the flow of urine rate.’

Such self-evaluation may also go a lengthy way towards catching potentially existence-threatening prostate problems early.