To determine the levels of prostate symptoms and quality of life derived from them in patients diagnosed with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia before being subjected to TURP in the IV Hospital Víctor Lazarte Echegaray ESSALUD - Trujillo between April and June 2002, this study was carried out of applicative - descriptive type. The results were: the average age of the included patients was 68, 11 ± 7.9, finding that 42.86% of patients belonged to the age group between 70 and 79 years, while 20% had 50 to 59 years old; in the level of prostatic symptoms, 54.29% of the patients presented a moderate level while 45.71% reported a severe level; an IPSS average of 19.06 ± 3.29; in the group of 70 to 79 years 73.33% of the patients presented a severe level of symptoms, 81.81% of the patients from 60 to 69 years had a moderate level of symptoms and 85.71% of the patients from 50 to 59 presented a l...