The role of cigarette smoking in prostatic enlargement

Kupeli B., Soygur T., Aydos K., Ozdiler E., Kupeli S.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, vol.80, no.2, pp.201-204, 1997 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 80 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 1997
  • Doi Number: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1997.00299.x
  • Journal Name: BRITISH JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.201-204
  • Keywords: smoking, prostatic enlargement, testosterone, oestradiol, SEX-HORMONES, MEN, CANCER, HYPERPLASIA, RISK
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective To investigate the association between cigarette smoking and sex hormone concentrations in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and thus provide some understanding of the underlying mechanism of the effects of cigarette smoking on prostatic enlargement.