Prof. Dr. rer. physiol. Dr. med. Johannes T. Heverhagen

Prostatic hyperplasia

In medicine, a pathologically enlarged prostate is called prostatic hyperplasia or an enlarged prostate. It is a benign growth and therefore also referred to as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Most of those affected are men from middle age onwards. Occasionally, however, prostatic hyperplasia al...