Re: NEWS: Benign prostate hyperplasia affects 50% of men over 60

["J. R. Bruman" <jrbruman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Janet Paterson wrote:
> Benign prostate hyperplasia (see her messaage for details)

And here is a warning for men at risk who happen also to have PD!!
An important symptom of BPH is urinary retention or hesitation; BUT
it's also common in PD, even when there is NO prostate problem!
Some urologists/surgeons are so eager to destroy the prostate with
the popular TURP operation that they will try to talk you into it
anyway, on the basis of "won't harm, might help", even if they
cannot find any real obstruction. Well, it DOES harm. After TURP,
your sex life is over! (Viagra notwithstanding). And it won't do a
thing about urinary problems caused by PD. So don't let him cut
until you check with your neurologist to make SURE the urinary
retention isn't merely neurogenic. If you're unlucky enough to
be found by the urologist before you're diagnosed with PD, tough.
Cheers,
Joe
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