Once the diagnosis of prostatitis has been made and patients are classified into an appropriate category, treatment can be initiated. The treatment of cate­gory I prostatitis consists of supportive ...
Q: Recently, a 47-year-old asymptomatic patient had a random prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level of 5.32 ng/mL. A repeat assay the following day was 6.10. All previous PSAs over a seven-year period ...
The combination antimicrobial TMP-SMZ should generally be avoided. Only the TMP penetrates the prostate, and its sulfa component may be nephrotoxic. Generally, if TMP is not available because of ...
The P100 ESWT device provided symptom relief for type IIIB CP/CPPS over 4 weeks, particularly in the pain and urinary domains. Low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) using a novel ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who have chronic prostatitis or pelvic pain syndrome may derive significant relief from aerobic exercise, Italian researchers report. Chronic inflammation of the ...
Oka et al. administered Eviprostat treatment in a rat model of nonbacterial prostatitis and reported that oxidative stress and proinflammatory cytokines in the enlarged prostate were considerably ...