The term BPH is misused

doi:10.1136/bmj.39493.447361.1F

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Paul Abrams, professor of urology

¹Bristol Urological Institute, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB

paul_abrams{at}bui.ac.uk

Drug companies market drugs for BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia). However, this is a misuse of the term, which all dictionaries define as a histological term and not related to gross anatomical change. It is therefore disappointing that the BMJ has commissioned review articles on BPH .1 Several important organisations have accepted the arguments presented in the …