Chinese Herbal Medicine for Chronic Prostatitis Gets WHO OK
Deborah Mitchell For the first time, the World Health Organization (WHO) has given its approval for the use of Traditional Chinese Medicine by including the remedies in its latest (11th) version of…
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Prostatitis Treatment Market and Diagnoses Both Increasing
Recently there has been an increase in the prostatitis treatment market, especially in the United States and Canada. The reason behind the surge appears to be growth in extensive research…
How Does An Unhealthy Lifestyle Cause Prostatitis?
James Reacher Certain aspects of your lifestyle really factor into your overall health and your risk of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS). The choices you make, the foods you eat, the…
5 Foods That Can Cause Prostatitis
Deborah Mitchell Among the many factors that have an impact on prostate inflammation and can cause prostatitis symptoms is your choice of foods and beverages. After all, the substances you consume interact in a…
Does Saw Palmetto for Prostatitis Treatment Work?
Saw palmetto is a supplement that men have used for hundreds of years to help with their prostate and urinary symptoms. It is also used in modern times in both…
Can Neuromuscular Tension Cause Prostatitis?
Neuromuscular tension is related to pelvic floor disorders, another cause of chronic prostatitis. Neuromuscular tension is emotional, physical, or mental stress that affects the nerves and muscles. Some experts believe…
Avelox for Prostatitis – Side Effects and Warnings
Amy Fox Avelox (A-ve-loks) Avelox (moxifloxacin [MOX i FLOX a sin]) for prostatitis is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic that treats bacterial infections. It belongs in the drug class called quinolone antibiotics. Avelox Warnings…
How to Determine the Best Treatment for Chronic Prostatitis
Nicole Cozean Recognizing that chronic prostatitis is a complex condition that certainly involves more than just the prostate, researchers have been trying to come up with more useful and accurate ways to…
Can Biofeedback Treat Prostatitis?
Biofeedback treatment for prostatitis is a technique in which people are trained to control certain bodily functions that normally are involuntary, such as heart rate, blood pressure, and some types…
Pamelor for Prostatitis – Side Effects and Warnings
Pamelor (peh-ME-lor) Pamelor (Nortriptyline HCl [nor-TRIP-ti-leen]) is a tricyclic antidepressant used to treat depression and various types of pain. It may be used to treat urinary or genital pain associated…
How Does Dehydration Cause Prostatitis?
Dehydration is one of the problems that can lead to prostatitis. Dehydration is the loss of water and electrolytes that are necessary for the body to function normally. You can…
Does Using Green Tea To Treat Prostatitis Work?
Many men take (and drink) green tea (Camillia sinesis) to support prostate health. Green is a Tier 2 supplement for prostatitis, meaning that it has significant clinical studies and research…
Which Supplements Can Shrink the Prostate
Perhaps it has already happened to you: the dreaded enlarged prostate, also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). You may know there are numerous conventional medical options to treat this…
Levaquin for Prostatitis – Side Effects and Warnings
Levaquin (LEV-ə-kwən) Levaquin (levofloxacin) is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic that can be used for the treatment of acute bacterial or chronic bacterial prostatitis. FDA Black Box Warnings: Levaquin Levaquin and other…
Is There a Connection between Prostatitis and Prostate Cancer?
Dr. Dan Sperling 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…
Bee Pollen Extract Helps Treat Chronic Prostatitis
Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS), the most common of the four types of prostatitis, requires long-term treatment, yet currently available treatment options are not always effective. Pollen extract has…
Rapaflo for Prostatitis – Side Effects and Warnings
Rapaflo (RAP-a-flow) Rapaflo (silodosin [SYE-loh-DOE-sin]) is an alpha blocker primarily used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also called an enlarged prostate. This medication relaxes prostate and bladder-related muscles to…
Cipro for Prostatitis – Side Effects and Warnings
Cipro (SIP-row) Cipro (ciprofloxacin [sip row FLOX a sin]) is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic treatment that you can take for acute bacterial or chronic bacterial prostatitis. Cipro Warnings Cipro and other…
Trigger Point Release for Treatment of Prostatitis
Myofascial trigger point release therapy, also sometimes referred to simply as myofascial release, is a hands-on technique that involves applying sustained pressure into the myofascial connective tissue to eliminate pain…
Surgery for Chronic Prostatitis
Six men with severely symptomatic, treatment-resistant chronic prostatitis achieved resolution of their disease after undergoing laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, according to results of an ongoing, prospective Phase II clinical trial. The…