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Review of recent placebo-controlled trials utilizing phytotherapeutic agents for treatment of BPH
F C Lowe1, K Dreikorn, A Borkowski
1Department of Urology, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, New York, New York 10019, USA.
The Prostate
|October 29, 1998
Abstract
Background:
In order to assess the efficacy of phytotherapeutic agents for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a review of recently published double-blind placebo-controlled trials was undertaken.
Methods:
Only those studies reviewed by the Other Medical Therapies Committee of the Fourth International Consultation on BPH were included.
Results:
These studies suggest a possible benefit for the use of phytotherapeutic preparations in the treatment of BPH.
Conclusions:
These studies need to be confirmed in larger long-term placebo-controlled studies in order to ascertain the true efficacy of these agents.