Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
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Facts about benign prostatic hyperplasia:
About 15 million men suffer from benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) in the US.
About one third of men who are over 50 years old will develop symptoms of BPH.
Related Topics:
Decreased urination
Pain during urination
Prostate cancer
Prostatitis
Urinary frequency
Urinary retention
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Last Updated: Feb 27, 2008
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Comhaire F, Mahmoud A. Girman CJ, Jacobsen SJ, Guess HA, et al: Natural history of prostatism: relationship among symptoms, prostate volume and peak urinary flow rate. J Urol 1995 May; 153(5): 1510-5.
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