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Can Diet and Supplements Treat BPH (Enlarged Prostate)?
Treatment of BPH, or treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (an enlarged prostate), often includes drugs and medical procedures. However, a new review has cast a focus on diet and supplements for BPH treatment as a way to reduce lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) associated with the disease. This article provides an opportunity to not only…
Using Yoga to Treat an Enlarged Prostate
Yoga has long been dominated by women. As noted in Yoga Journal, women make up 77% of yoga enthusiasts in America, as of 2005. Much of that is due to social stereotypes. Yoga is seen as a “gentler exercise,” worlds away from the rough and tumble football field. It probably doesn’t help matters that many…
What is the Most Common Surgery for Enlarged Prostate?
If you are man with an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia, BPH) and you need surgery, you and your urologist have a variety of surgical options from which to choose. Results of a recent survey of urologists found that of a dozen surgical techniques for BPH, urologists prefer open prostatectomy and TURP (transurethral resection of the prostate) over others….
Prostatitis and Prostate Cancer Link
Imagine that you get a very small sliver in your thumb, and you can’t get it out because it broke off below the skin level. At first, it might be annoying, but if left in place, in a day or two you might experience swelling and redness at the site. If ignored, that swelling may…
Comparing Treatments for Enlarged Prostate
Men who have been diagnosed with BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia), also known as an enlarged prostate, are familiar with the symptoms: the sudden, urgent need to urinate, difficulty urinating, dribbling, and pain when urinating. What they may not be familiar with, however, are the available treatments. Fortunately there are a number of choices, including watch…
Can Pygeum Treat Prostate Problems?
Pygeum, a derivative from the bark of the Prunus africana tree, has a long history of use as a folk cure for bladder problems, but in more recent times pygeum has been used to treat BPH and prostatitis. The bark contains phytosterols, which can inhibit the production of dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone that increases the…
