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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) Surgery Options
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I was diagnosed with BPH and given Flomax. I’m not a fan of medication and this product does come with side effects. Where I live the only procedure available is Turp. Holep is available if I were to travel several hundreds of miles, that is if my urologist refers me. Any opinions as to what would be the better of the two?
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@grandmira If the Flomax "side effects" you're referencing are retrograde ejaculation, when I asked my doctor for an alternative to Tamsulosin that was less likely to cause RE, he prescribed Uroxatral (Alfuzosin).
Yeah, it's still medication, but if you've just recently been diagnosed with BPH, you may never need surgery. Also, from what I've learned here, TURP doesn't seem to be state of the art.
Good luck and good health, whatever your decision!