There is no such thing as the “most effective” treatment. Enlarged prostate generally refers to benign prostatic hyperplasia, and patients need to follow the doctor’s instructions for general measures, medication, surgery and other scientific treatments.
1. General measures: Usually, if the symptoms are mild and do not significantly affect the quality of life, patients can choose to observe and wait. At this stage, patients need to develop good living habits, avoid or limit the use of antihistamines, and exercise the pelvic floor muscles appropriately.
At the same time, patients also need to actively regulate the diet and limit the intake of alcohol and caffeine to avoid aggravation of symptoms. The patient should have a follow-up examination after 6 months and then once a year.
2. Medication: Usually, patients need to follow the doctor’s instructions to use doxazosin, tamsulosin and other α-blockers, for the prostate size is large, and accompanied by moderate to severe lower urinary tract symptoms of the patient, but also need to use finasteride, dutasteride and other 5 alpha reductase inhibitors treatment. At the same time, patients can also be used with Tolterodine, Oxybutynin and other M receptor antagonist treatment.
3. Surgery: If the patient’s lower urinary tract symptoms seriously affect the quality of life, and the effect of drug treatment is not good or at least one or more times of urinary retention, the patient also needs to be guided by the doctor to perform transurethral resection of the prostate, open prostatectomy, transurethral laser surgery and so on.
It is recommended that BPH patients, according to the degree of their own condition, strictly follow the doctor’s instructions for reasonable treatment, drugs should be applied under the guidance of the doctor.