Testosterone and benign prostatic hyperplasia

Testosterone and benign prostatic hyperplasia

The use of testosterone to treat the symptoms of late-onset hypogonadal men has increased recently due to patient and physician awareness. However, concerns regarding the effect of testosterone on the prostate, in particular any possible effect on the risk of prostate cancer have prompted further research in this regard. Surprisingly, numerous retrospective or small, randomized trials have poin...

Benign prostatic hyperplasia.

This article reviews the epidemiology of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), evaluation of patients with lower urinary tract symptomatology (LUTS), and management of patients with BPH and LUTS. The evaluation includes history and physical examination, laboratory testing, and specialized studies. The management includes medical and surgical options. Medical options include alpha-1-adrenergic rec...

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Urinary obstruction as a result of benign prostatic disease has probably been recognized to some degree since the earl iest days of medicine. This association was probably f irst formalized by Riolan in the seventeenth century. In the mideighteenth century, Morgagni (248) provided one of the earl iest descriptions of BPH and enumerated many of the potential medical problems attendant to its dev...

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (bph)

Comprehensive studies show that the holmium laser is ideal for treating BPH. Holmium laser treatments have been the most rigorously investigated BPH techniques. Over 90 articles have been published from 8 randomized clinical trials and over 30 case studies and comparative series. The American, European, British and Australasian urology associations recommend holmium laser for BPH treatment. Hol...

Benign prostatic hyperplasia.