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Exploring the Relationship Between Depression and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

1Ali Raza, 2Abdul Razzaq Nasir, 3Mohib Ali, 4Mobeen Ali, 5Umar khan, 6Hadi Raza

1PIMS

2Consultant Urologist, Associate Professor, Bolan Medical College Hospital

3PIMS

4PIMS

5PIMS

6PIMS

Correspondence: Ali Raza, PIMS

Abstract

Aim: Including an emphasis on pathophysiology and clinical major components, this article presents a summary of existing findings on the association among melancholy and lower urinary tract complaints owed to benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Methods: According to a literature review, there is a definite link among LUTS caused by BPH and anxiety. It’s unclear whether that was a bidirectional or unidirectional connection. In males with BPH, depression can lead to effect of LUTS on excellence of life.

Results: Anxiety appears to modify the experience of LUTS in these individuals, according to research. Therapies for BPH that are medical or surgical may have an influence on quality of life and, as a result, anxiety. The exact nature of the link studied, as well as the degree to which the association may be attributable to physiological processes like inflammatory, are under dispute.

Conclusion: To test for symptoms in patients experiencing BPH, practicing doctors might consider utilizing a simple self-administered measure. Additional study is clearly needed to definitively clarify the associations among LUTS related to BPH and anxiety, as well as the degree to which improvement in one disease might impact the other.

Keywords: Pathophysiology and clinical major components, lower urinary tract, benign prostatic hyperplasia, Depression.

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