A common complaint from men with mild to moderate benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) is:
a. decreased urinary stream.
b. infertility.
c. sexual dysfunction.
d. prostatodynia.
ANS: A
The most common complaint of men with BPH is decreased urine stream. Infertility is not asso-ciated with benign prostatic hypertrophy. Sexual dysfunction could be associated with BPH, but it is not as common a complaint as decreased stream. A painful prostate is not a frequent com-plaint of men with BPH.
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