Reducing Your Risk of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

Because prostate enlargement occurs naturally with advancing age, and because there are no known controllable risk factors, there are no guidelines for prevention.

References:

National Kidney Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse website. Available at: http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/.

Prostate Cancer Research Institute website. Available at: http://www.prostate-cancer.org/.

Last reviewed April 2007 by David Juan, MD

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