Being within the age criteria of gentlemen susceptible to problems associated with enlargement of the prostrate, and considering the opinion that the majority of men will have an enlarged prostate if they live long enough here is yet another article about related treatments.
A new interventional radiology treatment that blocks blood supply to men's enlarged prostate glands shows comparable clinical results to transurethral resection of the prostate (or TURP), considered the gold standard (or most common) treatment. However, this minimally invasive treatment -- prostatic artery embolization -- has none of the risks associated with TURP, such as sexual dysfunction, urinary incontinence, blood loss and retrograde ejaculation, say researchers.
Read the full article in the ScienceDaily: No scalpel: Minimally invasive breakthrough for men’s enlarged prostates improves symptoms
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