Talk:Benign prostatic hyperplasia

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I have created this discussion for people who have BPH to share their experiences with this condition. For those who contribute, there is a template for your history with BPH -- see Personal History Template below. Contributors to this discussion may enhance the layout and scope of the discussion and/or contribute his personal experience with BPH. I have started the discussion with my own experience using "BPH#1" as my identifier.

  • Above comment by 68.192.215.132; rest of comment was such a personal experience, removed as superfluous per WP:REFACTOR. --Kinu t/c 19:21, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
You seem to be mistaking Wikipedia for a discussion board. Please start a blog, but don't use this page for discussions, unless they pertain directly to the article. Thank you. JFW | T@lk 00:20, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Age and occurance

Can DPH occur in younger males? This article claims that it never does. Peoplesunionpro 01:03, 14 November 2005 (UTC)

  • It doesn't say that, it just refers to the enlargement in middle-aged and elderly men. It *can* occur in younger men, but it is rare. In younger men, the same symptoms can occur, but they tend to be due to dysfunction of the bladder neck rather than obstruction from prostatic hypertrophy. Jfbcubed 23:07, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] BPH - Hyperplasia or Hypertrophy

It is, technically speaking, a hyperplastic process rather than hypertrophic, so I have amended it as such. Even as a urologist, though, I often call it "Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy". Old habits die hard... Jfbcubed 21:12, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Western vs. Rural Lifestyle

Anonymous, 06:24, 10 November, 2006 (UTC)

Please explain and cite this quote located under the Etiology heading, "This is confirmed by research in China showing that men in rural areas have very low rates of clinical BPH, while men living in cities adopting a western lifestyle have a skyrocketing incidence of this condition, though it is still below rates seen in the West.".

What exactly are the differences of western and rural lifestyles pertaining to this article? This implies that BPH can be prevented through a lifestyle change but no explanation of exactly which changes are needed. If true, it is interesting and should be expanded.

  • I'd never heard the urban / rural distinction before. It is without doubt true that some Eastern races have a lower incidence of BPH. There is a good chart depicting rates by age and geography in Campbells Urology. If you need it, I'll dig out the references. Jfbcubed 20:27, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
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