Testosterone, the principal circulating androgen, acts directly in many tissues. To be active
in the prostate and skin, testosterone must be converted to dihydrotestosterone by the …

Throughout the past several decades, interest in health care economics has increased as
health care spending has soared—currently in excess of 1.5 trillion dollars and comprising …

Background: The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) recently released
the clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of benign prostatic …

BACKGROUND Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common diseases
among aging men in the United States. In addition to aging, the presence of androgens is …

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) _is one of the most common benign neoplasms in
elderly men in the United States; it has been estimated that the annual costs of caring for …

Objectives. To assess the safety and efficacy of a suprapubic prostatectomy technique
performed in a rural hospital in Asia. Methods. A retrospective study of 200 consecutive …

OBJECTIVES.: To estimate the association between health care-seeking behavior for
urinary dysfunction and clinical, physiologic, and anatomic measures of disease …

OBJECTIVES: We developed a decision analytic model to compare the costs of treatment for
an initial 2-year period with finasteride, terazosin, and transurethral resection of the prostate …

Purpose: Studies of lower urinary tract symptoms in men have been restricted to
predominately white populations and these observations may not be generalized to black …

Objectives: This manuscript reviews the outcomes of invasive and minimally-invasive
treatments of lower urinary tract symptoms due to prostatic enlargement. Methods: The …