Prostate & BPH

Understand BPH without getting stuck in jargon.

BPH stands for benign prostate enlargement. This page collects the basics: anatomy, growth, and why typical changes in urination can follow.

BPH explained simply

Why the prostate influences urine flow.

The prostate sits right below the bladder, around the start of the urethra. As it grows with age, it can narrow the outflow.

1234
  1. 1Kidney - urine is produced
  2. 2Bladder - collects urine
  3. 3Enlarged prostate
  4. 4Narrowed urethra
2070

Size over a lifetime

Between roughly 20 and 70 years, the prostate can grow several-fold in volume. That's normal, but often only noticed when the stream weakens or nights get restless.

BPH stands for benign enlargement. Benign means: not cancer. It can still cause symptoms: weaker stream, hesitancy, nighttime urination.

Medical context

BPH is common. What matters is what it does to the bladder and urethra.

BPH means benign prostatic hyperplasia, a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate. The tissue usually grows slowly in the transition zone, exactly where the urethra passes through the gland.

This can cause typical LUTS: trouble urinating, weak stream, frequent urgency, dribbling, or the feeling that urine remains in the bladder.

Streamcheck does not look at these symptoms in isolation. Flow, trends, IPSS assessment, and relevant urine or prostate signals create a clearer picture, especially when changes become visible over weeks.

weak urine streamfrequent urge to urinatenighttime urinationhesitancydribblingfeeling of incomplete emptying

Important to know

Benign does not mean irrelevant: BPH is not prostate cancer, but it can significantly affect daily life and bladder emptying.

Urine flow becomes weaker or interrupted.

Nocturia: you need to use the bathroom more often at night.

Uroflowmetry, IPSS, urine values, and PSA help with interpretation.

From understanding to observing

Streamcheck makes changes visible.

When urination changes, trends and objective measurements help put gut feeling into context.

Streamcheck uroflowmetry measurement device

Streamcheck system

Measure flow, biomarkers and trends at home.

A certified medical device — engineered in Germany, made for men who want to recognize changes earlier.

  • Add objective measurements to your IPSS assessment.
  • Observe whether your urine flow changes over time.
  • Prepare doctor conversations with more concrete data.
299 €

Streamcheck

Pricing, fairly explained

With Streamcheck you don't just buy a device. You invest in a new form of urological early detection for home - hardware, cups, app and trends, tuned into one system.

299 €

12 measurements included

Device including 12 cups for your first year.

€39 per refill pack

12 cups per pack. For standard early detection we recommend roughly one pack per year - you decide how many you need.

~ €3.25 per measurement*

Transparently calculated. No subscription, no contract, no automatic delivery.

No subscription. You decide.

Streamcheck is not a subscription model. You order refill packs only when you need them. That keeps usage flexible and aligned with your personal measurement rhythm.

Why the cups are part of the system

Each Streamcheck cup is precisely matched to the certified Streamcheck measurement process and contains the test strip for biomarker capture. The measurement is validated only with these cups. Manufacturing and packaging also follow a rigorous, quality-assured process so every measurement works reliably and meets medical requirements.

Made in Germany

Developed with urological rigor and manufactured in Germany under quality-assured processes. As a medical device, Streamcheck is developed and manufactured to meet high quality and safety requirements.

*Our outlook

We continuously work on improving manufacturing and consumables, aiming to further optimize running costs over time.

Questions about pricing, refill packs, or product details? Email us at service@streamcheck.io

Order Streamcheck

Keep exploring

You do not have to stop here.

Pick where to go next.

For beginners

Where do I even start?

The calm tour: what men from 35 should keep an eye on, without panic and without jargon.

Open

Knowledge

Uroflow & biomarkers, simply explained.

What does Streamcheck actually measure, and why do these two dimensions together say so much more?

Open