How to treat prostate enlargement

Prostatic hypertrophy is a common urological disease in men. The older men are, the higher their risk of developing prostatic hypertrophy. Once the disease is discovered, it is necessary to receive good treatment in time to avoid adverse effects on the body due to untimely treatment. There are many ways to treat prostatic hypertrophy. If it is not particularly serious, it can be treated with conservative methods, such as drug treatment, etc. Of course, more serious cases can also be treated with surgery.

How to treat prostate enlargement

1. Drug treatment

(1) 5α-reductase inhibitors: This type of drug is mainly suitable for patients with enlarged prostate and severe lower urinary tract symptoms. Clinical studies have found that patients with enlarged prostate can effectively inhibit prostate enlargement after using 5α-reductase inhibitors, so that the disease is controlled.

(2) α1-receptor blockers: This type of drug is suitable for patients with moderate to severe lower urinary tract symptoms. After taking this drug, patients can improve urinary tract motility obstruction, so some discomfort symptoms of patients with prostate enlargement will disappear. However, this type of drug is prone to side effects such as dizziness, lack of strength, headache, drowsiness, and postural hypotension, so special attention should be paid when using it.

2. Surgical treatment

Surgery is also a commonly used method for treating prostate enlargement in clinical practice. It is very suitable for patients with moderate to severe LUTS who cannot lead a normal life. There are three most classic types of prostate enlargement surgery, namely transurethral prostatectomy, transurethral transurethral prostatectomy and open prostatectomy.

3. Exercise therapy

Clinically, people who engage in mental work are much more likely to suffer from prostate enlargement than those who engage in physical work, because people who engage in mental work exercise less and often sit there, which makes them more likely to suffer from this disease. Therefore, it is recommended that everyone should participate in more exercise no matter how busy they are at work, so as to reduce the probability of prostate enlargement.