Tag: BPH

After Water Vapour Therapy for BPH: Patient Instructions

What happens after the procedure, how the catheter is managed at home, when improvement arrives — and the warning signs that mean going back to hospital rather than waiting for the next appointment.

Saw Palmetto for an Enlarged Prostate: What the Trials Actually Found

Saw palmetto is the most-sold prostate supplement in the world, and the two largest trials found it no better than placebo — including at triple the usual dose. Why the quality-of-extract explanation does not hold, and the risk of treating the symptom without knowing the cause.

BPH Medication: How the Two Drug Classes Work, and What They Cost You

One relaxes the outlet within days; the other shrinks the prostate over months and only helps if the prostate is actually large. Plus the thing every man on the second drug must know about his PSA.

Enlarged Prostate (BPH): Why It Happens and What Can Be Done

By 70, more than 80% of men have an enlarged prostate — and the symptoms creep up so gradually that most put up with them for years. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains why BPH happens, what raises the risk, and when it needs treating.