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Health Encyclopedia: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Medications
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Medications
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Symptoms of Enlarged Prostate
- Causes of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
- Causes of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
- Risk Factors
Medications
The two primary drug classes used for BPH are:
- Alpha-blockers. These drugs relax smooth muscles, especially in the urinary tract and prostate. They include terazosin (Hytrin), doxazosin (Cardura), tamsulosin (Flomax), and alfuzosin (Uroxatral). Alpha-blockers help relieve BPH symptoms but they do not reduce the size of the prostate. The can help improve urine flow and reduce risk of bladder obstruction. They are often the first choice, especially for men with smaller prostates.
- 5-alpha-...
Expert & Community Posts
Finasteride, Prostate Growth... and Cancer Risk
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Prostate-Shrinking Medications
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Health Guide
Enlarged Prostate: References
...symptoms compatible with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a systematic review of efficacy and adverse effects. Urology. 2005;66(4):780-788.Roehrborn CG. Alfuzosin 10 mg once daily prevents overall... Read more »Prostate Cancer Risk Factors
...meat intake, and calcium (found in dairy products), which are all also associated with fat intake. The effects of specific fatty acids (compounds that make up fats) may also help clarify the role... Read more »Tests for Enalrged Prosate
...useful as IVU for most patients with suspected upper urinary tract problems.Complications and Side Effects. If there is any danger of kidney failure, the test should not be performed, since it can... Read more »Enlarged Prostate Treatment
...condition treated. There are two standard choices: alpha-blockers and anti-androgens, nearly always finasteride (Proscar). Specific conditions determine the choice, although most men take an... Read more »Physical Causes of Erectile Dysfunction: Impotence Causes
...impotence afterward. The risk is very low, however, in men who were functioning normally before surgery.Finasteride (Proscar) has been associated with impotence in 6 - 19% of patients.... Read more »Images
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