Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Daily Treatment Report
Cognitive Therapy-CBT-Psychotherapy
Drug Side-Effects and Interactions
Drugs
5-alpha reductase inhibitors for benign prostatic hyperplasia “5-alpha reductase inhibitors interfere with the effect of certain male hormones (androgens) on the prostate. This slows the growth of the prostate and can even cause it to become smaller, which may help improve the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). But since prostate size does not always correspond to the severity of a man's symptoms, these medicines will not give satisfactory results in every case. When you stop taking the medicine, symptoms usually return.”
Exercise
General Information
Current clinical management strategies for benign prostatic hyperplasia (Chin Med J 2008)
Enlarged Prostates: Choice Of Treatment Needs Careful Consideration
Treatment options for benign prostatic hyperplasia in older men. (Med Sci Monit. 2008)
Benign prostatic hyperplasia: treat or wait? (J Fam Pract. 2008)
Incontinence Related to Management of Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (The American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy 2008) "Background: The prevalence of incontinence ranges from 11% to 34% among community-dwelling men aged =65 years."
Guidelines
Internet Sites
Treatment Information
Drug-Food-Supplement Information
DrugDigest (drug interactions)
FDA - Drug Interactions: What You Should Know
NIH - Botanical Dietary Supplements: Background Information
NIH - Drug, Supplements, and Herbal Information
NIH - Herbal Supplements: Consider Safety, Too
NIH - Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Fact Sheets
Nutrition
Effects of Dietary Flaxseed Lignan Extract on Symptoms of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. (J Med Food. 2008) "In conclusion, dietary flaxseed lignan extract appreciably improves LUTS in BPH subjects, and the therapeutic efficacy appeared comparable to that of commonly used intervention agents of alpha1A-adrenoceptor blockers and 5alpha-reductase inhibitors."
Other
Other Treatments
Experimental
Radiotherapy
Supplements-Vitamins-CAM
Herb Studied For Enlarged Prostate - Saw Palmetto Therapeutic For Urinary Symptoms?
Phytotherapy for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Secondary to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. (J Urol. 2008) “CONCLUSIONS: Most clinical trials of investigating the efficacy of botanicals suffer from well documented methodological flaws. Saw palmetto has been clearly shown as comparable to placebo in a trial of sound methodology.”
Lycopene inhibits disease progression in patients with benign prostate hyperplasia. (J Nutr. 2008)
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