| CATEGORY (Male reproduction system, Accessory glands, Prostate gland) | Diseases of the Genitourinary System |
| SYSTEM | Male Reproductive System |
| ORGAN | Prostate gland |
| ALTERNATE NAMES /COMMON NAMES |
Benign hyperplasia of prostate, Adenofibromyomatous hyperplasia, Benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| NAMES IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES |
Hindi- Prostate ke saumya vruddhi Marathi- Alahdak (prostatic) vikrut vruddhi |
| ICD 10 CLASSIFICATION | N40 |
| WORLD STATISTICS |
Statistics show that almost 6% of the world population gets BEP , affecting more than 200 million males across the globe. The incidence increases with increasing age. |
| INDIAN STATISTICS | Not reliably known |
