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My first thought would be to get a PSA, then if it is high, do an MRI. If no sign of cancer, go to an interventional radiologist that does prostate artery embolization. The urologist does not do PAEs…..they want to do surgery. Some won’t even mention PAE as an option.

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@plynhky I would add i had a PAE/aquablation combo procedure. I had PAE then aqua 5 days later. It reduces bleeding significantly which is an issue with aqua. As a result I only had the catheter 24 hours and recovered perhaps a little quicker. I will say that the PAE was more uncomfortable post procedure than the aquablation. There's a great deal of inflammation and even though it was only 5 days until I had aqua I struggled to urinate and it did hurt some, more than the aqua. Iwas relieved to get the aqua at that point. Again I had a large median lobe so PAE alone was not an option for me. I asked about all the less invasive procedures including PAE and urolift, they weren't options and I was very appreciative of my urologist who performed urolift in his practice who referred me to a Uro in his practice that did Aqua and he recommended the combo procedure. There are risks with PAE as well so you would want a radiologist who does a lot of PAE and is experienced.