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Micturition syncope

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85:. The heart cannot perform effectively as a pump because insufficient blood comes to it. It can be associated with a very rare tumour known as a paraprostatic 147:
Padevit C.; John H.; Gunz A.; Wiesli P.; Hauri D.; Schmid C. (2005). "Micturition Syncope due to Paraprostatic Pheochromocytoma".
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There is no specific treatment for micturition syncope. General advice to men with micturition syncope includes:
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People often become pale, lightheaded, nauseated, sweaty and weak before they lose consciousness. Sometimes
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to stop urination, cross the legs, and flex them immediately upon feeling faintness
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to sit on the edge of the bed for a while before getting up and going to the toilet
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When one strains to increase the flow of urine, it stimulates the
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Responsible for 2.4 to 8.4 percent of all cases of fainting in
73:). The vagus nerve stimulus causes slowing down of the heart ( 130:. The events often occur at night or after awaking. 16:Type of fainting shortly after or during urination 69:(usually more pronounced in elderly men with 26:is the name given to the human phenomenon of 8: 139: 57:may cause fainting in a similar way. 7: 14: 107:to avoid urinating while sleepy 1: 126:, it most commonly occurs in 89:within the urinary bladder. 42:, or a combination thereof. 228: 30:shortly after or during 24:post-micturition syncope 110:to urinate before sleep 101:to sit while urinating 212:Urological conditions 40:postural hypotension 20:Micturition syncope 36:vasovagal response 161:10.1159/000083563 219: 187: 186: 179: 173: 172: 144: 87:pheochromocytoma 227: 226: 222: 221: 220: 218: 217: 216: 202: 201: 196: 191: 190: 181: 180: 176: 146: 145: 141: 136: 120: 95: 71:large prostates 63: 17: 12: 11: 5: 225: 223: 215: 214: 204: 203: 200: 199: 195: 194:External links 192: 189: 188: 174: 155:(3): 276–277. 138: 137: 135: 132: 119: 116: 115: 114: 111: 108: 105: 102: 94: 91: 83:blood pressure 62: 59: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 224: 213: 210: 209: 207: 198: 197: 193: 184: 178: 175: 170: 166: 162: 158: 154: 150: 143: 140: 133: 131: 129: 125: 117: 112: 109: 106: 103: 100: 99: 98: 92: 90: 88: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 60: 58: 56: 52: 48: 43: 41: 37: 33: 29: 25: 21: 177: 152: 148: 142: 121: 118:Epidemiology 96: 64: 53:, or severe 44: 23: 19: 18: 75:bradycardia 67:vagus nerve 134:References 47:defecating 93:Treatment 32:urination 206:Category 169:15812218 149:Urol Int 77:) and a 55:vomiting 51:coughing 28:fainting 167:  124:adults 61:Causes 128:males 165:PMID 79:drop 157:doi 81:in 22:or 208:: 163:. 153:74 151:. 49:, 38:, 185:. 171:. 159::

Index

fainting
urination
vasovagal response
postural hypotension
defecating
coughing
vomiting
vagus nerve
large prostates
bradycardia
drop
blood pressure
pheochromocytoma
adults
males
doi
10.1159/000083563
PMID
15812218
"Fainting during urination (micturition syncope): What causes it? - Mayo Clinic"
Category
Urological conditions

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