What Causes Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia?

Family History

There is a strong hereditary element to benign prostatic hyperplasia. In one major study, a group of men between forty and seventy-nine answered a questionnaire that included a detailed family history. Twenty-one percent of the men in the study reported history in their family of an enlarged prostate. Men who had a known history in their family of an enlarged prostate were more likely to develop benign prostatic hyperplasia and more likely to have an impaired peak urinary flow rate. The risk is greatest for men who had relatives diagnosed with benign prostatic hyperplasia at a younger age.

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