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August 15, 2016August 15, 2016

Version of Traditional Herbal Medicine Seen to Prevent BPH in Animal Study

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A water extract version of Yongdamsagan-tang, a widely used traditional herbal treatment for inflammation and viral diseases, was seen to prevent the development benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in rat models of the disorder, ... Read more

August 12, 2016

Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer Requires Tests Beyond Total PSA Value

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Researchers recently determined that total levels of the prostate specific antigen (PSA) protein are not sufficient enough for evaluating and distinguishing between prostate cancer and other prostate diseases, such as ... Read more

August 12, 2016August 12, 2016

LUTS Far More than Enlarged Prostate, Review Reveals

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Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men are not synonymous to the obstruction caused by prostate enlargement, two researchers from New Zealand wrote in a review. The report, “Recent advances ... Read more

August 10, 2016

Specific Hormonal Receptors May Play Key Role in BPH Progression and Inhibition, Chinese Researchers Find

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Researchers at China’s Third Military Medical University studied the expression of different hormonal receptors in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and in a normal prostate in both human tissue and an animal ... Read more

August 9, 2016

NeoTract Publishes Positive Data from 4-Year Study of UroLift to Treat BPH Symptoms

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NeoTract announced the publication of the four-year follow-up results from its pivotal L.I.F.T. IDE trial, which evaluated the safety and effectiveness of the UroLift system in patients with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The ... Read more

August 8, 2016August 8, 2016

Is Male Baldness Associated with BPH and Metabolic Syndrome? It’s Likely, Study Says

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Men with androgenetic alopecia (AGA), the most common male form of hair loss and baldness, have a greater probability of developing benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and metabolic syndrome, a study ... Read more

August 8, 2016August 8, 2016

Reasons to Participate in a BPH Clinical Trial

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Clinical trials are extremely important scientific studies, needed and required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to assess new medical treatments, including treatments for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH). ... Read more

August 5, 2016August 5, 2016

Widely Varying Estimates of BPH in South Korea Leads to Call for Better Study Approaches

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An epidemiological study by researchers in South Korea shows that most aspects of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are as common there as in other previously examined populations. But the ... Read more

August 4, 2016

BPH Treatment Transurethral PVP Leads to Shorter Catheterization, Hospital Stays, Study Finds

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Patients with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) may be effectively treated with the surgical technology of straight beam lithium triborate laser (LBO), with shorter duration for catheterization and hospital stay after ... Read more

August 3, 2016

BPH Patients Respond Better to Combo Therapy of Detrol and Cardura, According to Study

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Researchers assessed the efficacy and safety of a combination therapy of two different α-blockers, Cardura (doxazosin) and Flomax (tamsulosin), with Detrol (tolterodine), as evidence supports the superiority of this strategy over ... Read more