Benign prostate enlargement linked to obstructive sleep apnea

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have shown that a significant number of patients with benign prostate enlargement (BPE) may have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which may be the reason for their night awakenings and urination.

The BGU researchers found that more than half (57.8 percent) of patients with enlarged prostates may in fact have the sleep disorder, and that the awakenings that patients ascribed to their need to urinate at night may be actually caused by their sleep disorders.

The study is published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine