Causes of Enlarged Prostate. BPH is a benign (non-cancerous) enlargement of the prostate that is extremely common in older men. It is generally thought to be caused by years of exposure to male hormones like testosterone. While BPH is benign and cannot spread to other parts of the body, it can cause problems.
1 Conduction is the transfer of thermal energy through direct contact between particles of a substance, without moving the particles to a new location.
Change in Physical State. Heat also affects how molecules interact with each other. Heating a solid above a certain temperature will cause it to melt to form a liquid; further heating causes this liquid to boil to form a vapor.