Prostate adenoma? Try Botox!
Botox is effective in the treatment of prostate adenomaNatalia Pautova, Infox.ru
The drug, successfully used in cosmetology, was taken into the hands of urologists.
And they tried to treat adenoma (benign hyperplasia) of the prostate gland with it.
With this disease, a small nodule (or nodules) forms in the prostate, which grows and gradually squeezes the urethra. The true cause of adenoma is not yet clear, but doctors believe that this proliferation of prostate tissue is associated with hormonal changes that occur during aging. Although this ailment is not dangerous for a man's life, it is often characterized by very unpleasant symptoms, for example, difficulty urinating, the need to urinate more often than usual, up to night awakenings.
According to statistics, prostate adenoma develops in more than half of all men in their 60s and almost 90% of those in their seventies. Taking into account the symptoms that make a man's life dependent on the disease, the danger of the transition of this benign tumor to cancer, complex and not always effective treatment with a series of drugs or surgical intervention, the search for new methods of treatment and in-depth study of the causes of the disease are very relevant. "This will revive the hope of well–being in men suffering from this disease," says Dr. David Crawford, head of the Department of urological oncology at the University of Colorado Medical Center (University of Colorado Health Sciences Center).
Under his guidance, doctors conducted a two-stage anonymous testing of the effects of two different doses of botox. (Botox is the trade name of botulinum neurotoxin A, produced by the pathogens of botulism bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Botox is a purified natural protein that relaxes overactive muscles in small doses.)
Urologists examined 125 men with this disease aged 50 years and older. The success of the treatment was assessed by the effectiveness and safety of botox for three months. Patients were injected with 100 or 300 units of Botox. Effective reduction of prostate size occurred in 73% of patients who used a dose of 100 units, and in 81% of those who used a dose of 300 units. As a result, the improvement was 30% relative to the initial state. In terms of side effects, both doses were found to be safe.
"New data show that Botox is an effective fast–acting drug, which also does not require daily dose adjustment," says Dr. David Crawford. And yet, he recalls, an active lifestyle in retirement age successfully helps to prolong men's health and slow down age-related processes in the prostate gland.
These studies are presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA).
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