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What Is The Treatment Procedure For Enlarged Prostrate In A 77 Year Old?
i am 77 years old and have an enlarged prostrate 108 gr. i have taken avodart for 20 days and have become very sick so i stopped taking avodart 2 days ago,in2005 i was able to tolerate finasteride 5mg one daily but was to expensive at the time to contiue. i underwent a turp2010 the mater hospital brisbane and 25 gr. of prostrate was re moved.as my doctor has retired last year and confirmed ihave very good genes and execellent health . WHY IS IT NECCESSARY TO EXPERIMENT WITH DRUGS TO SUBOTAGE MY HEALTH AND SOCIAL LIFE..MY DRIVING A CAR
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Fri, 5 Sep 2014
short answer: though you have removed 25gr of prostate through trans urethral resection of prostate(TURP) you have to continue medication like finastrde for non recorrence.
detailed answer: finasteride is 5 alpha reductase inhibitor .5 alpha reductase is the enzyme which converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone.
6 months or more treatment with finasteride 5 mg is necessary to get the therapeutic results .
difficulty urinating and difficulty to start urinating will improve after continuous intake of this drug for 6- 8 months.
sopping the drug without medical advice will reverse the symptoms
hope this explains
regards
Dr.Amarnath
detailed answer: finasteride is 5 alpha reductase inhibitor .5 alpha reductase is the enzyme which converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone.
6 months or more treatment with finasteride 5 mg is necessary to get the therapeutic results .
difficulty urinating and difficulty to start urinating will improve after continuous intake of this drug for 6- 8 months.
sopping the drug without medical advice will reverse the symptoms
hope this explains
regards
Dr.Amarnath
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