Causes and Statistics of BPH-Georgia GreenLight Laser

Posted on January 10, 2017 by John McHugh M.D.

Causes and Statistics of BPH.

What are the causes and statistics?

Causes

Prostate enlargement occurs naturally as a man ages. No one knows exactly why the condition occurs, but it is one of the most common diseases among aging men.¹

Statistics

BPH affects approximately 50% of men between the ages of 51 and 60 and up to 90% of men over the age of 80.2 BPH affects more than 27 million men over 50 each year in the United States3 Up to 95% of men with moderate symptoms are unhappy and don’t want to spend the rest of their life with these symptoms4 If left untreated, BPH can lead to complications including infection; renal failure; and urinary, bladder, or kidney stones.2,5