[Prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms in men and its influence on their quality of life: Boxmeer Study].

Abstract

LUTS were common among men over forty and among their female partners. The prevalence increases with age. Ageing of the population may lead to increased numbers of men experiencing LUTS and to concomittant medicalization costs. It is therefore of great importance to realise that the impact of symptoms on the reported quality of life was not pronounced.