Men who take 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors while on active surveillance for prostate cancer are less likely to experience cancer progression, according to a new study
It is important for urologists and primary care physicians to be aware of the potential link between BPH medications and heart failure risk, according to investigators.
At 24 months after treatment for refractory BPH symptoms, patients who underwent transurethral resection of the prostate had more pronounced improvements in most functional outcomes compared with those treated with prostatic artery embolization, a study found.
Thulium laser transurethral vaporesection of the prostate and transurethral resection of the prostate for benign prostatic hyperplasia resulted in comparable improvements in International Prostate Symptom Score over 12 months.
Greater daily temperature differences, the average number of visits to emergency departments for lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia increase, according to a large study of Korean men.
Investigators found a significant positive correlation between transitional zone index (TZI) and IPSS and a significant negative correlation between TZI and both the International Index of Erectile Function and penile peak systolic velocity.
