Features of patients referring to the outpatient office due to benign prostatic hyperplasia: analysis of a national prospective cohort of 5815 cases.

Despite medical treatment, natural history of BPH leads to a progressive deterioration of symptoms. This may reflect the difference between newly diagnosed patients and those with known BPH in lifestyle and associated comorbidities. A healthy lifestyle and treatments including local anti-inflammatory agents may delay worsening of symptoms and improve quality of life.