Treatment Options
Enlarged Prostate (BPH) Treatment Options
Based on your enlarged prostate symptoms and your desired outcome, your doctor can recommend a number of BPH treatment options:
Watchful Waiting – In cases when enlarged prostate symptoms are mild, doctors may recommend a “watch and wait” approach, often asking patients to track BPH symptoms, before pursuing other courses of treatment.
Enlarged Prostate Medications – Consultants will often prescribe medications to manage enlarged prostate symptoms. These medications include alpha blockers, which relax the muscles around the neck of the bladder, making it easier to urinate, and alpha reductase inhibitors, drugs intended to shrink the prostate gland.
Microwave and Heat Therapies – These are minimally invasive treatments that use microwave or heat energy to reduce the symptoms of an enlarged prostate.
Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) – This is a surgical procedure to remove enlarged prostate tissue.
Laser Therapy – This option removes enlarged prostate tissue through the use of high energy lasers.
Prostatic Stents – This option is reserved for those patients who are severely obstructed and otherwise unable to undergo surgery.
The GreenLight™ Laser Therapy is a treatment that combines the effectiveness of the traditional surgical procedure known as "Trans Urethral Resection of the Prostate" (TURP) with fewer side effects. 1
GreenLight is suitable for most patients with an enlarged prostate. With over 300,000 procedures performed worldwide, the GreenLight procedure is creating a new standard of care — a standard that offers freedom from enlarged prostate symptoms.
Most patients return home a few short hours after the PVP procedure and can return to normal, non-strenuous activities within days. 3, 4, 11 The GreenLight laser system delivers the ultimate BPH solution — free from urinary symptoms, free from compromise, free to go!
When symptoms begin to interfere with your lifestyle, it's time to consider treatment choices. Understanding your options will help you make the right choice for your desired outcome and lifestyle needs. Discuss this information with your urologist.