Mark Scholz, MD, explains that saw palmetto can have beneficial effects for enlarged prostate only when symptoms are still mild. Plus, it is not as effective as pills.
BPH Treatments | Ask a Prostate Expert, Mark Scholz, MD
August 2020
PCRI's Alex asks Mark Scholz, MD about the sequencing of BPH treatments from the least likely to have a significant effect (but with these least risk of permanent side effects) to the most likely to have a significant effect (with the greatest risk of permanent side effects): From supplements to pharmaceutical agents, and then to procedures.
0:06 What treatments are available for men experiencing urinary symptoms from BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia)?
1:23 Is the average urologist trained to handle all of those BPH treatments?
1:40 Are some BPH treatments riskier than others?
2:26 How does embolization work?
3:20 Is there any one medication that's best for BPH?
4:47 Are supplements as effective as pharmaceutical agents?
5:24 Are there any side effects of supplements like Saw Palmetto?
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