What is Enlarged Prostate

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) also known as Benign prostatic hypertrophy or Benign enlargement of the prostate (BEP) refers to the increase in size of the prostate in middle-a...

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Tell us about your personal experience with Proscar as a treatment: Has it worked? Have you had any issues? Any recommendations or tips?
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Reply #1 - 01/19/07  10:35pm
" Proscar has worked for me. The biggest concern is that it causes PSA values to be artificially low. My urologist told me that, as a rule of thumb, you should double any PSA results to get a more realistic idea of your PSA count. "
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Reply #2 - 11/21/07  10:51pm
" I have been using Avodart, which actually shrinks the prostate, with success for the last 6 months.
I think Proscar works about the same.
Gene "
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