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Health Encyclopedia: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Highlights

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Saw Palmetto

Saw palmetto, a popular herbal remedy for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), does not work any better than placebo, according to an important 2006 study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers assigned 225 men with moderate-to-severe BPH to take either placebo or saw palmetto daily for 1 year. Results showed no differences in symptoms between the two groups.

BPH and Kidney Disease

BPH is associated with chronic kidney disease, according to a 2006 study in Kidney ...

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Expert & Community Posts

Answering Incontinence Community Questions: How Does Bladder Augmentation Work?

By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert

Bladder Augmentation - Reader's Question: If a bladder is augmented, do the bladder muscles stop... Read more »

After Prostate Cancer: Wearing the Badge of Survivor, Fearlessly

By Nancy Muller , Health Expert

Other than skin cancers, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men. The American... Read more »

Stem Cell Research Launches in U.S. for Stress Urinary Incontinence

By Nancy Muller , Health Expert

You may have spotted a brief news report in recent years about stem cell research conducted in... Read more »

Diabetes, Obesity and Prostate Cancer: Is Surgery Still an Option?

By Marc Greenstein , Health Expert

Happy New Year. I would like to start the New Year answering one of ProstateCommons SharePosts.... Read more »

I Had Surgery for Stress Incontinence and Now I Have Urge Incontinence! What Happened?

By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert

There are multiple types of incontinence, and I have discussed them on my SharePost blog... Read more »

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Health Guide

Kegel Exercises, Bladder Incontinence Training

Behavioral TreatmentsWith the exception of functional incontinence, most cases of incontinence will almost always improve with behavioral techniques. There are a variety of methods, but the focus is... Read more »

Endometriosis: Complications

Endometriosis is a chronic disease that is difficult to diagnose and to treat. Without treatment, endometriosis gets progressively worse in 65 - 80% of patients. Even with treatment,... Read more »

Urinary Tract Infection: Diagnosis

In younger women, UTI symptoms plus positive results on an over-the-counter dipstick test are oftentimes enough to make a diagnosis. Symptoms include frequent urination and vaginal burning,... Read more »

Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers: Other Skin Cancers

Other Skin CancersThere are two other types of skin cancers: Basal Cell and Squamous Cell. Basal cell is the most common form of skin cancer.Basal Cell CarcinomasBasal cell carcinoma (BCC) is named... Read more »

Colon and Rectal Cancers: Surgery

SurgerySurgical removal of the tumor ("resection") along with any affected surrounding tissue is the standard initial treatment for potentially curable colorectal cancers (cancers that have not... Read more »

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