Chapter 18 – Male Sexual Dysfunction, Prostate Disease and Testicular Lumps
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Benign Prostate Hyperplasia
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate gland. It is the most common prostate disease which increases in incidence as a patient ages.(11)
Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH):
Lower urinary tract symptoms and erectile dysfunction are often connected and are said to be due to bladder detrusor muscle overactivity BPH is the main cause of lower urinary tract symptoms in men BPH incidence is 1 in 7 men aged 40-49 years and 1 in 4 men >70 years metabolic syndrome also leads to lower urinary tract symptoms/erectile dysfunction due to increased sympathetic activity resulting in reduced nitric oxide that reduces vasodilatation through the cGMP system BPH occurs mainly in the transition zone of the prostate; 85 per cent of prostate cancer occurs mainly in the peripheral zone ... Buy now