Category Archives: BPH

The diagnosis and treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy

FDA committee votes down 5-ARIs for prostate cancer risk reduction – - UrologyTimes

“Although the REDUCE trial demonstrated a risk reduction in a large number of men, the committee chose to focus on a small number of high-grade cancers and determined that this class of drugs is inappropriate for prostate cancer risk reduction, … Continue reading

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Testosterone and prostate size

Testosterone makes prostates grow larger and makes prostate cancer grow more quickly. I came across a study that looks at prostate size and testosterone levels: clipped from www.urotoday.com Relationship between Serum Testosterone and Measures of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Aging … Continue reading

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Laparoscopy for BPH therapy

Lap technique may play a role in treating BPH – UrologyTimes Berlin—A laparoscopic preperitoneal approach cannot only serve as a teaching platform for laparoscopic skills for surgeons, but it also demonstrates reproducible outcomes in the treatment of BPH, according to … Continue reading

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Robotic stories for BPH- Robotic Simple Prostatectomy

I am starting a new blog series where patients can discuss their stories. Please understand that anyone can view this and as always patient outcomes can be different. The thoughts shared on this web site are not in any way … Continue reading

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Robotic Simple Prostatectomy- Robotic surgery for BPH

There are many forms of therapy for BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia). Prostates that are very large respond poorly long term to minimally invasive therapies. Robotic simple prostatectomy is the newest therapy for large prostates. BPH involves growth of the middle … Continue reading

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