{"id":350,"date":"2019-05-16T09:24:35","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T09:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bensnaturalhealth.com\/blog\/?p=350"},"modified":"2026-05-31T11:28:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T11:28:07","slug":"prostate-medication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bensnaturalhealth.com\/blog\/prostate-health\/prostate-medication\/","title":{"rendered":"Prostate Medication: Conventional Treatments for BPH"},"content":{"rendered":"If you want to learn more about prostate medication for treating BPH, you’ve come to the right place.\n\n\n\n\n\nBPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia), or enlarged prostate, is a common condition.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis variety of options available to treat BPH<\/a> can often be confusing.\n\n\n\n\n\nMany men are left questioning, “which medication is right for me?<\/strong><\/em>” Or “is this pill safe, does it work, what are the side-effects?<\/strong><\/em>“.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis article will provide you with a complete, easy-to-understand breakdown of all commonly prescribed benign prostatic hyperplasia medications.\n\n\n\n\n\nWe will address the safety, efficacy, speed of results, and long-term side-effects of each drug.\n\n\n\n\n\nWe will also look at the most common alternative natural & herbal treatments<\/a> to help men with mild to severe BPH.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Different types of BPH drugs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\nThe following is a quote from a 2007 Harvard medical panel discussion on the state of prostate medicine<\/a>.\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n\u201cOne of the most vexing issues for people with BPH is deciding whether to begin treatment for urinary difficulties and other symptoms. Studies of the natural history of BPH for up to five years show that, even without treatment, symptoms will not worsen in 16% of men, and they will actually improve in 38% of men.\u201d\n\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\nLet\u2019s do the math: in most cases (54%), men will either see no worsening symptoms or see an improvement in their symptoms without taking prescription prostate medications.\n\n\n\n\n\nIt is only a slim one, and it still leaves 46% of men who will see their health decline if they take no action. So what are their options?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Prostate Medications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Finasteride<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\nFinasteride is a 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor. It prevents the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase from converting testosterone into DHT. Prostate growth and size are dependent mainly on DHT levels.\n\n\n\n\n\nStudies have revealed that Finasteride<\/a> reduces intraprostatic DHT levels by 91.4%.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis, therefore, makes it the most effective of all 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors currently available on the market.\n\n\n\n\n\nHowever, it may also be the reason that Finasteride has dose-dependent sexual side effects.\n\n\n\n\n
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Side effects of Finasteride<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\nBy lowering DHT levels, Finasteride actively decreases the size of the prostate.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis process takes at least three to six months before the clinical effects kick in.\n\n\n\n\n\nTherefore the efficacy of Finasteride cannot be clinically appreciated until the patient has been on the medication for a substantial amount of time.\n\n\n\n\n

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Sexual Function<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\nA 4-year placebo-controlled study of 1,524 patients treated with Finasteride and 1516 patients treated with placebo were followed over a period of 4 years.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe most frequently reported adverse reactions were related to sexual function:\n\n\n\n\n