[Diagnosis and treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia in general practice. Norwegian Medical Society].

The prevalence of benign prostatic hyperplasia increases with increasing age. The growing number of elderly men in the population will cause a marked increase in the number of men suffering from this condition. The magnitude of the problem necessitates close cooperation between urologists and general practitioners in future in order to take care of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia. The purpose of the present survey is to present guidelines for general practitioners to enable them to diagnose this condition and to present the various alternative treatments currently available. Patients with mild and modest symptoms do not need to be referred to an urologist and can be taken care of by the general practitioners themselves.