%0 Journal Article %A Al Ansari, A. %A Al Said, S. %A Al Rubaiai, A. %A Ardalan, G. %A Shaat, A. %T Medical Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasa Where do we stand in 2004? %D 2006 %J Qatar Medical Journal, %V 2006 %N 1 %@ 2227-0426 %C 7 %R https://doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2006.1.7 %K hyperplasia %K Prostate %K medical treatmen %K benign disease %I Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press), %X The three factors responsible for the lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) are the prostate itself, the bladder and the central nervous sys-tem. The prostate is responsible for obstruction through its physi-cal mass (static component) and its smooth muscle contraction (dynamic component). The bladder and spinal cord are mainly responsible for irritative (storage) symptoms. %U https://www.qscience.com/content/journals/10.5339/qmj.2006.1.7