Prostate Enlargement/BPH Health Center

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1. 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
   

   Drug details for 5-alpha reductase inhibitors for benign prostatic hyperplasia.

2. Rye Grass Pollen Extract - Topic Overview
   

   What is rye grass pollen extract?Rye grass pollen extract comes from the pollen of rye grass (Secale cereale). Rye grass pollen extract may affect the male hormone testosterone, relax the muscles of the tube that urine flows through (urethra), and increase how well the bladder can force urine out. All of these may reduce symptoms of an enlarged prostate, such as dribbling after urinating or ...

3. Interactive Tool: How Bad Are Your Urinary Symptoms From Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)? - Health Tools
   

   Health tools help you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health. Decision Points focus on key medical care decisions that are important to many health problems. Should I have surgery or take medication to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)? Should I use medication or watchful waiting to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)? Interactive tools are designed to help

4. Interactive Tool: How Bad Are Your Urinary Symptoms From Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)? - What's next?
   

   BPH can be a bother,but it is usually not a serious health problem. If you are concerned about your symptoms,talk to your doctor about your options. They may include: Small changes to your lifestyle and urination habits,plus regular check-ups to make sure that the problem is not changing or getting worse. Medicines to help reduce your symptoms. Surgery to help correct the problem and ...

5. Interactive Tool: How Bad Are Your Urinary Symptoms From Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)? - What does this tool do?
   

   Click here if you want to find out how bad your urinary symptoms are. This tool asks about your urinary symptoms from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and gives you a score based on how severe your symptoms are. BPH is an enlarged prostate gland. As the prostate gets bigger,it may cause problems urinating. Your score on this tool may help you think about if and how you want to treat the ...

6. Enlarged Prostate: Newer Surgeries - Topic Overview
   

   There are many surgeries to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). But most have not been studied very much. The gold-standard surgery for BPH is transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). When these new surgeries are studied,they are compared to TURP. Other surgeries for BPH include: High-frequency focused ultrasound,in which high frequency sound waves (ultrasound) are used to kill ...

7. Enlarged Prostate: Transurethral Needle Ablation - Topic Overview
   

   Transurethral needle ablation (TUNA) is used to treat an enlarged prostate gland ( benign prostatic hyperplasia,or BPH ) with a needle-shaped device that delivers heat to very precise areas of the prostate. The device is inserted up the urethra inside a tube (catheter) that protects other tissues from being burned. The heat destroys specific areas that are blocking the flow of urine out of the ...

8. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) - Health Tools
   

   Health tools help you make wise health decisions about surgery or medications to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

9. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) - When To Call a Doctor
   

   Healthwise information on benign prostatic hyperplasia symptoms.

10. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) - Surgery
    

    If you have difficulty urinating because of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), you probably will not need surgery.