Prescription Drugs Used To Treat An Enlarged Prostate (BPH)

Your doctor or urologist has many FDA approved drugs to treat the SYMPTOMS of and enlarged of an enlarged prostate gland, but like surgery, they too can have undesirable and dangerous side effects, including decreased libido, premature ejaculation and impotence. One of these drugs can even cause severe birth defects, cause vertigo like symptoms and has been linked to an increased risk of prostate cancer.

The most widely used of these is finasteride, sold under the brand name of Proscar. It has been shown to be moderately successful in reducing prostate size in some men and in addressing some of the urinary symptoms associated with BPH. However, it can take as long as six months before it shows results, and the drug has negative side-effects including a direct link to a substantial increase in prostate cancer risk. In fact, men who take this drug have their prostate cancer risk increased 300% according to a 1999 clinical study conducted by the prestigious Norris Cancer Institute of the University of Southern California (USC). Read this study here and ask your doctor if he knows about it. USC Study Links Proscar to Prostate Cancer Among other side-effects, it has the potential to decrease libido, cause premature ejaculation and impotence.

There are even more alarming aspects to this drug, both for men and for women. It can cause birth defects in pregnant women who come in contact with the drug or possibly even with the sperm of a man who has taken Proscar. It can also artificially lower a man's PSA levels by as much as 60 percent. This is very important to note, because it can interfere with the results of a PSA test in detecting prostate cancer. In many men, Proscar may not be effective at all. Proscar is designed to shrink greatly expanded glandular tissue of the prostate. However, not all BPH problems come from expansion of glandular tissue. Some men have prostate glands that are normal in size, but because the smooth-muscle tissue in their prostates has begun to contract around the urethra, they too suffer from painful BPH symptoms.

Another category of drugs called alpha-blockers is prescribed for symptoms of BPH. They act by relaxing the smooth muscle of the prostate gland and neck of the bladder to improve urine flow. One such drug, terazosin, is marketed under the name Hytrin. Unfortunately, alpha-blockers can also have undesirable side effects, including headaches, fatigue, nasal congestion, dizziness and syncope-a sudden loss of consciousness. What is more important than these potentially dangerous side-effects is that these alpha-blockers do nothing but temporarily relieve BPH symptoms. The prostate continues to enlarge and eventually surgery will be necessary.

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