Episode 31. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia with Dr Dennis King
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common condition as men age and the most common benign tumour in men. Approximately half of all men between the age of 51 and 60 years have BPH and upto 90% of men over the age of 80 years have it. Prostate enlargement can be responsible for a variety of urinary symptoms including hesitancy with poor urinary flow, frequency, nocturia and incontinence. Where surgery was once a likely outcome for this condition many medical therapies have evolved to provide suitable alternatives including Alpha 1 adrenoceptor blockers resulting in smooth muscle relaxation in the prostate and bladder neck, 5-alpha reductase inhibitors which reduce prostate volume and growth by inhibiting the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DITT) and phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors which may improve quality of life and voiding symptoms.
To discuss this subject in more detail we are joined by expert urological surgeon Mr Dennis King who covers:
· Diagnosis of BPH
· Medical approaches
· When to refer surgically
This was a great summary and overview of BPH. I do thank you for joining our episode.
Useful references include:
- urologyassociates.com.au
- www.healthdirect.government.au
- www1.racgp.org.au
To be a guest on the show or provide some feedback, I’d love to hear from you: manager@gihealth.com.au
Dr Luke Crantock MBBS, FRACP, is a gastroenterologist in practice for over 25 years. He is the founder of The Centre for GI Health, based in Melbourne Australia and is passionate about educating General Practitioners and patients on disease prevention and how to manage and improve their digestive health.