Early Electroacupuncture for Post-TURP LUTS

1\. Project Rationale Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most prevalent urological disorders among middle-aged and elderly men, and it represents a common chronic condition in the male population. Its incidence increases from 8% in men aged 31-40 years to over 80% in men aged over 80 years. With the intensification of global population aging, the prevalence of BPH and the corresponding burden on global public healthcare systems have been increasing continuously. BPH not only impairs patients' micturition function and reduces their quality of life, but also may lead to multiple complications involving the urinary system, such as urinary tract infection, bladder calculi and renal function impairment. Although the exact etiology of BPH remains incompletely elucidated, existing studies have confirmed that multiple factors including age, altered hormone levels, genetic background and lifestyle are associated with its pathogenesis. The global number of prevalent BPH cases increased from 51 million in 2000 to 94 million in 2019, representing a 70.5% growth in global prevalence during this period. Driven by population aging, changes in lifestyle and the popularization of screening methods such as prostate-specific antigen (PSA) detection, the number of prevalent BPH cases in China increased from 10.2 million in 2000 to 20.3 million in 2019, with a 99.0% growth in prevalence over the period, which exceeds the global average growth rate. Data from the 7th National Population Census of China in 2021 shows that the population aged 60 years and above in China reaches approximately 264 million, accounting for 18.70% of the total population, which is 5.44 percentage points higher than the data from the 6th National Population Census in 2010, and this figure is projected to exceed 400 million by 2050. The intensification of population aging and the corresponding growth in BPH prevalence indicate that BPH has evolved from a common urological disease to a major public