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.
www.hifu.ca Ablatherm® HIFU is a procedure where the temperature inside the prostate is raised to 85° Celsius using a focused ultrasound beam. After spinal anesthesia with intravenous sedation the physician places a probe into the rectum. This probe emits a beam of high intensity focused ultrasound. At the point where the ultrasound is focused (focal point) the sudden and intense absorption of the ultrasound beam quickly raises the temperature which destroys targeted cells. The area destroyed by each beam is very small and precise. By repeating the process and moving the focal point it is possible to destroy the prostate tissue. The treatment takes from 2 to 2 ½ hours depending upon the size of the prostate and is performed on an outpatient basis. Is Ablatherm® HIFU a proven therapy? In 1989, three prestigious European research groups united in their efforts and initiated a project to develop an efficient and non-surgical treatment for localized prostate cancer. After ten years of development Ablatherm® HIFU was approved for treatment in Europe. At present, Ablatherm® HIFU is being used throughout Europe, Russia and other Asian countries. To date, thousands of patients have been treated successfully in many European centers, Canada and throughout the world.
I’m a vet with PTSD and the drugs I take have sadly ruined my wife and I’s sex life. When we do get to have relations (only 4-5 times a year – my poor wife, I know) ejaculation is pretty painful. I can’t tell if just because it’s been so long or because of my enlarged prostate or both! The doc asked if it’s ever painful to pee and I said yes but rarely. So she prescribed Ciprofloxacin and I’m frankly afraid to to take it. What do you folks out there think? Thanks much.
Ciprofloxacin, Cipro is a good anti-biotic for UTI or prostate infections but a better one is Bactrim. Cipro will take longer to cure a prostate infection but it will work. I’ve had an enlarged prostate a.k.a. BPH for over 15 years and it makes urination a bit more difficult at times but I never had any pain from BPH. An infection will definitely cause pain and if it’s gets bad enough it has similar symptoms as the clapp (gonorrhea). After you take the Cipro for 10 days you should be feeling much better but my advice would then be to have your doc test your PSA if you’re over the age of 45. It’ a blood test that is used to screen for prostate cancer and it’s the best test known to date to detect prostate cancer in the early stages. Prostate cancer is mostly an age related disease but it has similar symptoms as the prostate infection. I had chronic infections and after my PSA went up and down for about 5 years it finally jumped way up to 12.7 and I knew something was wrong after I took a course of Bactrim and it only came down to 10.3 ~ prostate cancer. That was 9 years ago. I’m not trying to scare you but it’s a good idea to keep a check on that PSA if you’re close to age 50. Discuss it with your doc just to be safe.
www.hifu.ca Ablatherm® HIFU is a procedure where the temperature inside the prostate is raised to 85° Celsius using a focused ultrasound beam. After spinal anesthesia with intravenous sedation the physician places a probe into the rectum. This probe emits a beam of high intensity focused ultrasound. At the point where the ultrasound is focused (focal point) the sudden and intense absorption of the ultrasound beam quickly raises the temperature which destroys targeted cells. The area destroyed by each beam is very small and precise. By repeating the process and moving the focal point it is possible to destroy the prostate tissue. The treatment takes from 2 to 2 ½ hours depending upon the size of the prostate and is performed on an outpatient basis. Is Ablatherm® HIFU a proven therapy? In 1989, three prestigious European research groups united in their efforts and initiated a project to develop an efficient and non-surgical treatment for localized prostate cancer. After ten years of development Ablatherm® HIFU was approved for treatment in Europe. At present, Ablatherm® HIFU is being used throughout Europe, Russia and other Asian countries. To date, thousands of patients have been treated successfully in many European centers, Canada and throughout the world. Research
www.hifu.ca A newer localized prostate cancer treatment is HIFU – High Intensity Focused Ultrasound. This non-surgical, non-invasive treatment is a safe and effective treatment for localized prostate cancer. Available in Europe for over a decade, the treatment was approved by Health Canada in 2003. The first HIFU clinic in North America was the Maple Leaf Clinic in Toronto, where over 700 treatments have been done. The treatment is currently not available in the USA. For information on the procedure or to find out if you qualify, call http Maple Leaf HIFU was the first North American clinic offering HIFU – High Intensity Focused Ultrasound – as a treatment for prostate cancer. Maple Leaf HIFU has performed more HIFU procedures than any other HIFU clinic in North America. They offer HIFU with the Ablatherm device as well as specially trained Urological Surgeons, Anesthesiologists and registered nurses at their Toronto location in the Cleveland Clinic Canada. The clinic can help you with travel arrangements from your Canadian or American city. Call for more information: 1 (877) 370-4438.