Enlarged Prostate Treatment Options

Also, how can I learn more about what procedures are available.

There are many different approaches to an enlarged prostate, surgery is a choice after all other approaches have not worked.

Ask your GP who he would recommend?

I have BPH (enlarged benign prostatic hyperplasia) and get up 2 to 3 times at night to urinate. I use Flomax daily.
My urology doctor says that I should get either GreenLight Laser (TUIP) or Transurethal resection of Prostate (TURP) surgery done. He says both procedures are safe. (He was leaning more towards Laser surgery).
My questions are:
a) Which one of the two procedures is safer?
b) After the surgery, urine flow will improve without medication but what about the FREQUENCY. Will I still have to get up at night to pass urine? (In other words, will it increase the capacity of my bladder?)

My doctor says "it may".

He is participating in a study that uses 120-watt GreenLight Laser to treat enlarged prostates

If it were me I would go for the laser treatment. Afterwards your flow should increase and you should not have to get up in the night to urinate as there should be less pressure on your urethra and bladder because the prostate will be less enlarged. Go for it and good luck.

For treatment of enlarged prostate.
Did your PSA levels go down? Did you avoid biopsies? Were your urinary issues improved? Did you experience the low sex drive and other side affects? Did you react so bad to it, that you had to stop using it?

I had a low sex drive so i started taking something else we will see how it works.>

My husband has this issue a few times a year. Is there anything he can do to make his pee come out? He says he feels he needs to pee and just can’t he has tried to pee for the last 3 hours. Is there anything he can do for immediate relief?
Thank you all for all your help he did finally pee and the doc called him in flomax and cipro you all were very helpful! Thanks!

He should see a doctor. There are medications like hytrin that make urination easier by relaxing muscles, or ones that directly reduce the enlargement.
If he cannot urinate at all, it’s a medical emergency and he should get to a doctor right away for catheterization (a thin tube inserted into the bladder–sounds terrible but it provides instant relief).
He can also have minor surgery to fix the enlargement more or less permanently. The procedure is called a TUR. When you read about it, it sounds awful but of course the patient is anesthetized.
There’s no reason for a man to continue to suffer from the effects of an enlarged prostate these days.

So i had this exam today and this was a question…..

Your patient comes in to the ER with SEVERE symptoms of BPH, what would be your most immediate concern?

a. renal calculi
b. renal insufficiency
c. prostate cancer

…..any ideas??
thank you! that was the answer i went with. i was between renal calc and renal insufficiency, but i figured renal insufficiency would be the most logical to pick and plus if they had renal calc they have severe pain in the flank area…and i don’t think BPH has flank pain…just bladder pain. thanks for the help!!!

Well I am not a doc but the renal insufficiency will kill quicker than the rest and must be ruled out first. Renal calculi can cause pain & blockage, but if the kidney isn’t funcioning properly, it won’t flush it out. If it’s prostate ca you still have nothing to loose by checking kidney function first. At least you will know the if the kidney is killing them now. Make sense?

I face sexual stimulations which they usually dont end to a complete sexual activity & ejaculation.so my prostate gland has been stimulied and caused frequent urinating.Which kind of treatment will be useful?sithz bath?bed rest?any drugs?herbal drugs?..

saw palmetto is normally rumoured to ease the symptoms of prostate problems, give it a try, it is a herbal medicine, and don’t need a script.

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Doctor prescribed remedies have distressing side effects for me. The natural remedies don’t seem to do much but I take them anyway.

Have you ever tried Prostacet? It’s a recent natural product, it should work, at least just try with one bottle and see what happen http://www.ultimateherbalstore.com/prostacet

Generally alpha blockers such as doxazosin are used which block the action of alpha receptors and relax the muscle in the prostate and improve symptoms. 5a reductase inhibitors reduce progression. There is also the option of surgery such as the trans urethral resection of prostate (TURP).

1. A possible treatment of acute renal failure is:
A. Long-term dialysis
B. There is no cure; it will become chronic.
C. Short-term dialysis
D. It is always fatal.

2. The five-year survival rate for Adenocarcinoma of the kidney is:
A. 25
B. 50
C. 75
D. 90-100

3. The most common neoplasm of the urinary tract is:
A. Adenocarcinoma of the kidney.
B. Transitional Cell Carcinoma.
C. Basal Cell Carcinoma
D. Malignant Melanoma

4. What age group is most commonly affected by incontinence?
A. Mid-30’s
B. Mid-50’s
C. Seniors
D. Teenagers

5.Which of the following is not a possible contributor of incontinence?
A. Pregnancy
B. Enlarged prostate
C. Too much to eat
D. Kidney stones

6. Cystitis refers to:
A. any infection of the urinary tract.
B. infection of the urethra.
C. kidney infection.
D. bladder infection.

7. A supplement that might be needed when taking diuretics is:
A. iron.
B. salt.
C. potassium.
D. calcium.

8. Nocturia refers to:
A. frequent urination.
B. urination at night
C. lack of urination.
D. painful urination

LOL…here are your answers..

1. C.
2. Survival rate depends on stage. Overall, it is about 65%, so you pick which one you want to choose 50 or 75%
3. A
4. C
5. Bad question. Answer can be C or D.
6. D
7. C
8. B

Good luck.