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What Are Your Treatment Options for an Enlarged Prostate? (healthline.com)
Recognizing BPH
If trips to the restroom require sudden dashes or are marked by difficulty urinating, your prostate may be enlarged. You’re not alone — the
Urology Care Foundation estimates that 50 percent of men in their 50s have an enlarged prostate. The prostate is the gland that produces the fluid that carries sperm. It grows larger with age. An enlarged prostate, or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), can block the urethra from transporting urine from the bladder and out of the *****.
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kidney and bladder stones. In severe cases it can lead to kidney damage.
Treatment options include medications and surgery. You and your doctor will consider several factors when you evaluate these choices. These factors include:
- how much your symptoms interfere with your life
- the size of your prostate
- your age
- your overall health
- any other medical conditions
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tamsulosin (Flomax)
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Dutasteride (Avodart) and finasteride (Proscar) are two types of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors. You’ll generally have to wait three to six months for symptom relief with 5-alpha reductase inhibitors.
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Current Drug TargetsTrusted Source. Combination therapy is often recommended when an alpha blocker or 5-alpha reductase inhibitor isn’t working on its own. Common combinations that doctors prescribe are finasteride and doxazosin or dutasteride and tamsulosin (Jalyn). The dutasteride and tamsulosin combination comes as two drugs combined into a single tablet.
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National Institutes of HealthTrusted Source, transurethral resection of the prostate is the first choice of surgeries for BPH. The surgeon removes prostate tissue obstructing the urethra using a resectoscope inserted through the ***** during TURP.
Another method is transurethral incision of the prostate (TUIP). During TUIP, the surgeon makes incisions in the neck of the bladder and in the prostate. This serves to widen the urethra and increase urine flow.
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pelvic-strengthening exercises.
- Decrease alcohol and caffeine intake.
- Space out how much you drink rather than drinking a lot at once.
- Urinate when the urge strikes — don’t wait.
- Avoid decongestants and antihistamines.
