If you are experiencing lower tract urinary symptoms (LUTS) due to BPH, talk to your urologist to identify the best treatment options for you. For men with mild symptoms, your doctor may just monitor your symptoms before recommending treatment. First line treatment for those with more significant symptoms is medical management. If medical management fails or becomes too burdensome (side effects or cost), surgical intervention is recommended, often eliminating the need to continue medication after the procedure.
While effective for some, BPH medications are typically only used to treat mild to moderate symptoms and are associated with bothersome side effects including retrograde ejaculation and other sexual side effects, as well as nausea and dizziness.
Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and laser therapy are the most common surgical treatments. They are successful at removing the enlarged tissue, but utilize heat and have significant complications, including a high risk of sexual side effects.3
Aquablation therapy with the AquaBeam System is a new BPH treatment that is changing the tradeoff between symptom relief and side effects. Harnessing the unique power of water, Aquablation therapy eliminates the possibility of complications arising from thermal injury.
3 Thomas, James A. et al. Two-year Outcomesof GOLIATH Study European Urology, Volume 69 , Issue 1 , 94 – 102