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Many men take Saw Palmetto as a supplement they believe will improve Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, such as dysuria, stranguria, incomplete emptying, or urge incontinence often due to benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). Dr. Michael Barry and his associates performed a placebo-controlled randomized trial at 11 sites over two years. A total of 369 [read more…]
Cialis Approved for Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)
This month the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly got approval for the use of tadalafil (Cialis) in patients with BPH in addition to the previous labeling for erectile dysfunction (ED). Tadalafil is a PDE-5 inhibitor that acts to relax smooth muscle in the urinary tract and erectile tissue. This effect allows for stronger erections. [read more…]
USPSTF Recommends Against PSA-Based Screening for Prostate Cancer
In a very debatable move, the US Preventive Services Task Force has recommended against screening for Prostate Cancer with a PSA test, for men with no other clinical evidence of the disease. The recommendation is for all men, regardless of age, family history, race or any other factor. They classified the recommendation as [read more…]
Vitamin E Raises the Risk of Prostate Cancer?
Eric Klein, MD and his associates wanted to study the effects of selenium and Vitamin E on prostate cancer. They created the “Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial” or SELECT trial, to see how these agents affected the occurrence of prostate cancer. 34,887 men were placed in 4 groups; 1 each with [read more…]