I recently suffered symptoms of urinating a lot?!

I recently suffered symptoms of urinating a lot?

I recently suffered symptoms of urinating a lot and needing to go urgently all the time. The symptoms passed, and I was told I was okay after an ultrasound. However, the doctor who did the scan informed me that I had a high level of calcification of my prostate although it was nothing to worry about. What does this mean and why does it happen?

What a brilliant question. There are men all over the country who want to know the answer so thank you for asking it. All glands, and the prostate is simply a gland which produces the nutrients for sperm, suffer from calcification at some point in their career. Women have the same problem with their breasts. Anywhere you have lots of blood sloshing through along with a high secretion rate, calcium can build up in the ducts or arteries. The question, as you so rightly ask, is whether this is a problem. It can result from infection or inflammation i.e. prostatitis. This is not important so long as any infection has been dealt with. There is no good evidence that calcification of the prostate increases your risk from cancer.