Prostatic hyperplasia is a common disease among elderly men, and with the improvement of people’s living standards and the extension of life expectancy, especially as China has entered an aging society, the number of people suffering from this disease is increasing. However, people do not understand the occurrence of this disease and the harm to the organism, and even there are all kinds of misunderstanding. Myth 1: Poor urination is a “natural phenomenon” Prostatic hyperplasia is one of the male geriatric diseases, the cause of which is related to old age, which makes some people think that it is a “natural phenomenon” just like when a person gets old, his hair is gray, his eyes are blurred, and his teeth are falling off. The reason for this is related to old age. However, because the prostate gland has both the secretion of prostate fluid, nutrient sperm; also has the control of urination, the efficacy of the transportation of semen. If the hyperplasia will oppress the urethra, resulting in a gradual increase in the resistance to urination. In the long run, there will be a series of symptoms such as difficulty in urination, gradually aggravated will be combined with infection, stones, urinary retention, more serious and even lead to uremia, therefore, must be highly valued. Myth 2: Treatment or no treatment is the same The harm of prostate hyperplasia is not only manifested in poor urination, increased nocturia, inconvenience in traveling, poor rest, quality of life decline. Since the disease is a long-term chronic process, it is harmful to the urinary system itself and the various systems of the body, and can lead to a variety of comorbidities, even life-threatening. Such as prostate hyperplasia combined with urinary tract infections, bladder stones, hematuria, urinary retention, bladder diverticulum, bladder tumors, renal insufficiency and cardiovascular and cerebral vascular system disorders or lead to the aggravation of the original internal medicine diseases, so we can not underestimate the harm it can do. Misconception 3: no good method of treatment sex not treated Many older people have prostate hyperplasia, but do not know which treatment should be chosen. I’ve heard others say that the drug treatment time is long, expensive, and surgical treatment is risky, too suffer. In fact, the timing of treatment for prostate hyperplasia is particularly important. From the point of view of treatment and functional recovery, the earlier you receive treatment, the better the result. According to the degree of hyperplasia and clinical symptoms, the early stage can be tracked, observed and treated with medication. Patients with one of the following conditions can also be treated with endoluminal surgery: chronic urinary retention complicated by urinary tract obstruction, hydronephrosis, azotemia; acute urinary retention or recurrent urinary retention; residual urine volume more than 60 ml; recurrent urinary tract infection that is difficult to be cured; venous bleeding of the prostate; bladder stones or tumors; obvious symptoms of obstruction, no residual urine, but with an abnormal urinary flow rate. As long as early diagnosis and early treatment, it is possible to achieve good results. In addition, many people think that the treatment of prostate hyperplasia with open surgery is the most thorough, but the fact is that surgical treatment, although more thorough, will bring many complications, and many elderly people can not tolerate surgery. At present, transurethral resection of the prostate, as an internationally recognized “gold standard” for minimally invasive treatment of the prostate, has been chosen by the majority of hospitals for its lack of incision, low bleeding, low surgical risk, and quick recovery after surgery. Internationally, 95% to 98% of patients have been treated with this method. Myth 4: Prostatic hyperplasia can not be prevented “Prostatic hyperplasia can not be prevented, this is more of a cognitive error.” If life is properly regulated, it is possible to delay its occurrence or stop its development. Such as life should try to pay attention to the diet light, nutritious, eat less spicy food, eat more vegetables, fruits, drink more water, do not drink alcohol, especially white wine, avoid sedentary, maintain normal urination habits, especially do not hold urine, have a regular sex life, avoid unclean sex, careful use of drugs, such as anticholinergic drugs atropine, belladonna tablets, etc.. In addition, must raise awareness of the disease, early understanding, early consultation, early treatment.