6. Hormone-Blocking Drug Reported to Markedly Ease Bleeding in BPH Patients Undergoing TURP
Researchers at Tanta University, Egypt, report that goserelin acetate, a drug inducing the luteinising hormone-releasing hormone, reduces blood loss during transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Blood loss during prostate surgery using traditional TURP is a main cause of complications, despite improvement in surgical techniques.
