Benign Enlargement of Prostate

Benign Enlargement of Prostate


How often have you had to push or strain to begin urination?
How often have you found it difficult to postpone urination?
How often have you stopped & started again several times when you urinated?
Do you wake up at night for urination?
If yes then you are suffering from BEP
Benign Enlargement of Prostate
Benign Enlargement of Prostate is a benign overgrowth of a part of prostate gland obstructing the bladder neck.
Causes:
Hormonal - As the age advanced the level of androgen comes down. There is a corresponding increase in the estrogen which stimulate the prostatic gland & produces BEP.
Neoplastic - There is a proliferation of all the elements of prostate i.e.,fibrous muscular & glandular resulting in fibromyoadenoma.