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UrologicalMild
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Geriatrics · Urological
Mild
Severity
Very common — affects over 50% of men by age 60 and up to 90% by age 85
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Geriatrics
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Believed to result from age-related hormonal changes
- 2particularly shifts in testosterone and estrogen levels
- 3that stimulate growth of prostate tissue over time. Risk increases significantly with age
- 4and family history of BPH
- 5obesity
- 6and certain metabolic conditions like diabetes have also been associated with higher risk.
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