Advances in medical sciences have changed outcome of many diseases. One of them is treatment of prostate enlargement due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The prostate problems in men are known for ages but the prostate has recently become the focus of intense medical and public interest. Over the coming years family practitioners and urologists alike will see a dramatic increase in the number of patients presenting with prostate problems. One important reason for this is the continuing rise in the proportion of the world’s population over the age of 60. In modern era, where longevity of life is increasing, even people in their sixties and seventies want to live active life and want to be treated for symptoms which negatively affect their quality of life.