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Prostate Cancer Symptoms & Treatment – Memorial Hospital, Gulfport, MS

May 4th, 2012 No comments

Prostate is a male gland needed for reproductive functions, it produces fluid used for sperm transport for the purpose of ejaculation. Prostate can grow slowly and affect urinary tract causing problems, this affects many men and the risk gets increased with age. Prostate enlargement also causes bladder problems and related complications.

Is there any options to reduce enlarged prostate?

Is there any option to reduce an enlarged prostat
other than surgery? Isn’t there a medicine that
can be taken?

As enlarged prostate is a physiological process occurring with age, and affected by certain factors; you can limit or avoid by doing specific things and encourage some others to succeed in enlarged prostate treatment. However, the treatment is based on your actual situation.
Avoid drinking alcohol, cigarettes, fried or chilli foods as they can worsen your situation. Certain meds like terazosin and finestaride can also be used together with herbs like uva ursi, saw palmetto, stinging nettles, etc.

• Download a brochure: bit.ly What are the symptoms for prostate cancer? Dr. Paige White, Memorial Urologist, discusses the signs and symptoms of prostate cancer.

Robotic Prostate Cancer Surgery at Detroit Medical Center

April 26th, 2012 No comments

Detroit Medical Center Robotic Surgery Specialist uses less-invasive procedure to treat prostate cancer, with faster recovery.

TURP Transurethral Resection Prostate Vidant PreOp® Patient Education

April 6th, 2012 No comments

Your doctor has recommended that you undergo a Trans Urethral Resection of the Prostate – or TURP. But what exactly does that mean? The prostate gland is a walnut-sized organ that is part of your reproductive system. It provides some of the fluid contained in semen. The prostate is located just under the bladder and behind the testicles. The urethra — a hollow tube that carries both urine and semen to the penis — passes through the prostate. In some men, the prostate gland becomes enlarged. Symptoms of an enlarged prostate include: Patient Education * a full bladder feeling even when the bladder is empty * pain when urinating * weak urinary stream * infertility * and sexual dysfunction. To relieve you of your symptoms, your doctor feels that you would benefit from a surgical procedure called TURP. TURP is designed to relieve symptoms by reducing the size of the prostate. It is also a diagnostic procedure. Tissue removed during a resection of the prostate or TURP is routinely screened for the presence of cancer. So make sure that you ask your doctor to carefully explain the reasons behind this recommendation. Patient Education Company