Prostate 6mm echogenicity is a common term used in clinical ultrasound imaging and is often indicative of calcification or stones in the prostate, occurring most often in people over 40 years of age.
Prostate stones are usually located in the ducts or follicles of the prostate, and their etiology is often related to aging, prostate hyperplasia, prostate inflammation, urinary retention, and metabolic disorders, and they are usually asymptomatic and do not require treatment.
A small number of patients can be secondary infection or cause urinary tract obstruction, there can be frequent urination, urinary pain and hematuria clinical manifestations, such cases need to be treated with medication under the guidance of a doctor, if the stone is too large or the condition is too serious can be considered for surgical treatment.
The discovery of prostate 6mm strong echoes do not need to worry too much, it is recommended to go to the regular hospital urology consultation.