Hello:

Have recently been diognosed as having bph.
Very confused about it, and if anyone might have a spare minute or so, would
be most appreciative for any clarifications, etc.

Am very confused over what bph is, and isn't.

My problem is the fairly typical one of having to urinate several
times during the night.  My doctor says I have a "slightly" enlarged
prostate.

   My only problem is the nightly frequency.
  (amount, total emptying of, stream, etc. seem fine)

So, let me please ask the following.

a.  Is my condition bph, or is bph when you have trouble emptying bladder,
poor stream, etc.

b.  is doxazosin or Proscar possibly indicated for me ?

    One of the medical web sites has the following for doxazosin:
           indicated for the treatment  of both the urinary outflow
obstruction and obstructive and
           irritative  symptoms associated with BPH: obstructive symptoms
(hesitation,
           intermittency, dribbling, weak  urinary stream, incomplete
emptying of the bladder) and
           irritative symptoms (nocturia, daytime frequency, urgency,
burning)"

What confuses me is their definition of bph.  Can I have bph, and still not
have outlow type
problems ?  It's only the nightly freq. that i seem to have (so far)

c.  Told me to take Saw Palmetto.  Seem worthless, at least for me.
     Have others had good results with ?
     Is it supposed to actuall shrink prostate; how does it work ?

Much thanks,
Bob