Ask yourself how your BPH symptoms impact your everyday activities:

• Do you limit fluid intake before travel or leaving the home?
• Do you restrict fluid intake prior to bedtime?
• Can you drive for more than 2 hours without a break?
• Is your sleep interrupted due to nocturia?
• Do you avoid going to places that don’t have restrooms?
• Do you limit outdoor sports, such as golf, tennis, jogging?
• Do you avoid social activities such as ball games or movies, which may have long lines at restrooms?

Reasons men postpone seeking medical help for their prostate symptoms:

• Belief that symptoms are age-related, and do not need to be treated
• Fear of diagnosis (of cancer)
• Unwillingness to undergo surgery, concern about complications
• Embarrassment about discussing symptoms
• Dislike of digital rectal examination
• Reluctance to go to a hospital for treatment
• Modifications of lifestyle are acceptable