Patient's question:
Always feel frequent urination, urgent urination, increased nighttime urination frequency, and difficulty urinating. Later, when I went to the hospital for a thorough examination, the doctor said it was benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). In severe cases, it can lead to complications such as urinary tract infections, bladder stones, and hematuria. What are the causes of benign prostatic hyperplasia?Doctor's answer:
Regional and racial factors: The incidence of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in urban and rural areas shows significant differences. It is hypothesized that dietary nutritional status, alcohol consumption habits, smoking, and other factors may be associated with this. Autopsy studies have found that the incidence of age-related histopathological benign prostatic hyperplasia does not exhibit significant regional or racial differences. Previous reports stated that the incidence of BPH is highest among Jews, but subsequent studies confirmed that this was due to sampling bias.