Patient's question:
A while ago, I had a health check-up. The report said "benign prostatic hyperplasia." What does this actually mean?Doctor's answer:
Prostate hyperplasia is one of the common diseases among middle-aged and elderly men, with increasing incidence as the global population ages. The incidence of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) increases with age, but clinical symptoms may not always be present even when hyperplastic lesions are present. The urban incidence rate is higher than that in rural areas, and racial differences also affect the degree of hyperplasia. In the early stages of BPH, symptoms are not typical due to compensation, but as lower urinary tract obstruction worsens, symptoms gradually become more pronounced. Clinical symptoms include storage symptoms, voiding symptoms, and post-voiding symptoms. Due to the slow progression of the disease, it is difficult to determine the onset time.