What is benign prostatic hyperplasia?

Benign prostatic hyperplasia, often called benign prostatic hypertrophy, is a non-cancerous condition characterized by enlargement or overgrowth of the prostate gland resulting in the formation of nodules which can interfere with the normal flow of urine.

How do members experience benign prostatic hyperplasia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with benign prostatic hyperplasia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for benign prostatic hyperplasia*

*Data from patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with benign prostatic hyperplasia*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Flomax)
Perceived effectiveness
for benign prostatic hyperplasia (3 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
benign prostatic hyperplasia (14)
Treatment

(Proscar)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
benign prostatic hyperplasia (4)
Treatment

(Avodart)
Perceived effectiveness
for benign prostatic hyperplasia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
benign prostatic hyperplasia (3)

*Data from patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has benign prostatic hyperplasia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 4
30s 18
40s 32
50s 85
60s 292
70+ 437

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 839
Female 9