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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) Surgery Options
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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!
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TURP is barbaric and old school. It is physically very painful, traumatic, and lots of bleeding. It takes longer than all the other methods, to recover.
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Thanks for the note, I’m not overly concerned about RE, it’s mostly the tiredness, some dizziness, sinus congestion, the issue of floppy iris is another concern. Like to go off it but getting up 5 times a night can’t do it. Other medications that are similar to Flomax have much the same Side effects. I will see my urologist soon maybe he has another view.