PURPOSE: To support trials testing lifestyle interventions for lower urinary tract symptoms,
often a consequence of benign prostatic hyperplasia, we estimated the incidence and
progression rates of lower urinary tract symptoms in United States men unselected for
benign prostatic hyperplasia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We studied men in the HPFS
(Health Professionals Follow-Up Study) whom we asked to report periodically by mailed
survey whether they had undergone surgery or used medications for lower urinary tract …