A POPULATION BASED STUDY OF INCIDENCE AND TREATMENT OF BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA AMONG RESIDENTS OF OLMSTED COUNTY, MINNESOTA: 1987 TO 1997

The introduction of serum prostate specific antigen testing as a screening tool for prostate cancer along with the advent of less invasive alternatives, including pharmacological therapy, have had a significant impact on the incidence of diagnosed BPH in the last decade.