[PHYTOTHERAPY AND NATURAL AGENTS IN SYMPTOMATIC BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA (BPH)]
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Ultrasonography of the Adult Male Urinary Tract for Urinary Functional Testing
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Menachem Laufer1, Shir Shoenfeld2
1Department of Urology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center.
Introduction:
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a very common condition among men over 50 years of age. Some patients require immediate surgical intervention for urinary retention. However, most men have a variety of symptoms that may require treatment. Medical therapy for BPH has been well known for many years including alpha-adrenergic receptor blockers and 5-alpha reductase inhibitors. In recent years, men also receive anti-cholinergic agents, PDE5 inhibitors and other medical interventions. However, many men pursue alternative treatments and herbal medicines for BPH. We review herbs and herbal medicines that are used worldwide for symptomatic BPH. Many of them are supported by laboratory and clinical data. Mostly, mechanism of action are not fully understood but clinical benefit does support their use. Serenoa repens in hexanic extract (Permixon) is the only medicine that is backed with clinical data in high-quality clinical trials.
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