Patient's question:
Description of condition: What degree of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) requires treatment?History of treatment and effectiveness: What degree of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) requires treatment?
Expected help: What degree of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) requires treatment?
Doctor's answer:
Expert in urology explains: Prostate hyperplasia is classified into three degrees of severity: mild, moderate, and severe. Mild hyperplasia shows no symptoms and can be observed long-term without immediate treatment. Moderate hyperplasia causes urination difficulties and requires treatment, which can be achieved through medications, including:1. Priligy, which typically reduces prostate volume and improves symptoms within three months or more.
2. Harle, which works by relaxing the smooth muscles of the urethra, but its drawback is that it does not reduce prostate volume.
3. Herbal medications like Prostect, which can alleviate symptoms, though their mechanisms of action lack sufficient research.
For severe prostate hyperplasia patients, especially those with complications, surgical treatment is considered. There are two common surgical methods:
One is transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), where a laparoscope is inserted into the bladder, and the hyperplastic prostate is removed under direct vision using high-frequency electricity.
The other method is open abdominal surgery.