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Suggest Treatment For Enlarged Prostate

Posted on Thu, 7 May 2015

Question: My father has been diagnosed with an enlarged prostate. Attached the report. Kindly suggest what should be the treatment, also if any alternative treatment can be done?

Answered by Dr. Baranidharan Kuselan (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
PSA and uroflowmetry to be done

Detailed Answer:
Hi there,
Thanks for using HCM.

His prostate is mildly enlarged.
Enlarged prostate will affect urination. He may develop symptoms like dribbling, urgency , night time frequent urination and urinary infection.

To plan treatment, few more tests are to be done. This includes uroflowmetry and serum Prostate specific antigen (PSA) test.

So please get these two tests done before I can suggest the treatment.

Regards,
Dr.Barani

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Baranidharan Kuselan (2 days later)

We will be doing the tests you have mentioned in the reply. But is there a treatment plan that does not involve surgery?

Answered by Dr. Baranidharan Kuselan (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Medications

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
As I said earlier treatment has to be planned after the above mentioned tests.
For milder degree of prostate enlargement medications are enough ( Eg. Dutasteride, Alfuzosin, Silodosin etc..)
Medications will shrink the enlarged prostate.
But in severe cases surgery is the only option.

Regards,
Dr.Barani.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Baranidharan Kuselan (9 days later)

This is a follow-up question to my previous question wherein Dr. Dr. Baranidharan Kuselan suggested to get more tests done for my father's condition.

"My father has been diagnosed with an enlarged prostate. Attached the report. Kindly suggest what should be the treatment, also if any alternative treatment can be done?"

Answered by Dr. Baranidharan Kuselan (20 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Please upload the PSA report

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I dont find the PSA report.
Please upload it.

Regards,
Dr.Barani

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Pradeep Vitta