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Surgery advice for enlarged prostate (BPH)
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@heavyphil
The only drawback I can see to the green light treatment is that none of the prostate cells can be biopsied. A biopsy can be done, however, following the TURP and HOLEP. I'm still leaning toward the green light treatment. Is there any impact on sexual functioning? The Tamsulosin I take causes some retro-ejaculation into the bladder, and it also delays orgasm. This is a potential side effect I wasn't aware of until I Googled it after taking for a couple of years. Has the green light impacted this aspect of sexual functioning for you?
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@samsmydog2 It did not…however, knowing what I know now, I would go with HoLep for the ability to biopsy.
My Uro Surgeon for my RARP said that I may have had PCa at the time of the Green Light treatment, and from the sheer volume of cancer I had at biopsy 6 yrs later, he could’ve been right.
I’d recommend a PSE test - 94% effective for finding PCa - BEFORE doing anything.
If it’s all good, then Green Light is probably the way to go.
Phil