PubMed ID:
20007408
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2009
Affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA. jylee@uams.edu
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1177/1740774509352199
Authors:
Lee J,
Andriole G,
Avins A,
Barry M,
Crawford ED,
Dale Williams O,
Foster H,
Kaplan S,
Kreder K,
Kusek J,
McCullough A,
McVary K,
Meleth S,
Naslund M,
Nickel JC,
Nyberg L,
Roehrborn C
Studies:
Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Urological Symptoms
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a common condition among older men, confers its morbidity through potentially bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms. Treatments for BPH include drugs such as alpha-adrenergic receptor blockers and 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, minimally invasive therapies that use heat to damage or destroy prostate tissue, and surgery including transurethral resection of the prostate. Complementary and alternative medicines are gaining popularity in the US. Two phytotherapies commonly used for BPH are extracts of the fruit of Serenoa repens, the Saw palmetto dwarf palm that grows in the Southeastern US, and extracts of the bark of Pygeum africanum, the African plum tree.