[Benign prostate hypertrophy and sexual health].

This article is centered on the possible impact of benign prostate hypertrophy on the male sexual life. Not only concerning the symptomatology of this affection but also concerning the side-effects of medication as well as, if necessary, a surgical intervention. A particular attention is given to the possibility of using new associations between medication, for instance between alpha-blockers and inhibitors of 5-phosphodiesterases.