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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate BPH / September 2003Proscar
My uro tells me that according to conclusive scientific studies Proscar prevents cancer. It also shrinks the prostate gland. Does anybody have an opinion on this? Ted What Did the Study Show? There was good news for men in the PCPT who took Proscar: a.. Proscar cut the risk of prostate cancer by 25%. b.. Proscar cut the risk of urinary problems. c.. Proscar reduced the risk of having an enlarged prostate (BPH). But there was also bad news for men in the PCPT who took Proscar: a.. They had more problems with sexual function -- including erectile dysfunction and loss of libido. b.. While their overall risk of prostate cancer was lower, they had an increased risk of high-grade, aggressive prostate cancer. For complete text follow this link: http://my.webmd.com/content/article/67/80014.htm You should do some independent research. I think your uro only gave you half the story. > My uro tells me that according to conclusive scientific studies > Proscar prevents cancer. It also shrinks the prostate gland. Does > anybody have an opinion on this? > > Ted I have been on Proscar for several months. The loss of libido, i.e., diminished desire, is bothersome. Especially for a guy in his seventies. Viagra does take care of maintaining erection, but you want it less and that affects your self confidence. Any comments? V o0o | a.. Proscar cut the risk of prostate cancer by 25%. | b.. Proscar cut the risk of urinary problems. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] | You should do some independent research. I think your uro only gave you | half the story. Get your doc or uro to change your medication. I had two other meds with varying side-effects until I settled for Xatral - this is in the UK Tom ____________________________ > I have been on Proscar for several months. The loss of libido, > i.e., diminished desire, is bothersome. Especially for a guy in [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > gave you > | half the story. Tom, were you taking Proscar? Which side-effects made you change medication? Vaikas o0o | Get your doc or uro to change your medication. I had two other meds with | varying side-effects until I settled for Xatral - this is in the UK [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] | > gave you | > | half the story. Vaikas As I had to explain to my fist young assistant uro, surely he understood that different individuals react differently to the same medication? I don't think he had taken that into consideration. In my case, proscar didn't reduce my desire, but, after a couple of months it was taking me longer to raise and maintain an erection - fun with a willing partner if you've got the time :-) Any good medical site will give you a list of possible side-effects with any medication, but remember that in most cases you will get none of them. Tom Preliminary appointment for PVP on the 31/10/03 ____________________________ > Tom, were you taking Proscar? Which side-effects made you change > medication? [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > | > gave you > | > | half the story. Tom, The benefits of Proscar, as my uro explained, are (1) reduction of risk of cancer and (2) shrinking of the prostate gland. The medical study confirms that but also claims that there is a risk of getting an "agressive" cancer (I am paraphrasing). So I will want to decide whether it is worth accepting the loss of libido and the resulting diminishing of my quality of life. My uro tells me that saw palmeto is effectively a weaker form of Poscar. So maybe just go back to saw palmeto? V o0o | Vaikas | [quoted text clipped - 66 lines] | > | > gave you | > | > | half the story. It also causes impotency. I tried it, then switched to "Flomax". So far so good. Wayne > My uro tells me that according to conclusive scientific studies > Proscar prevents cancer. It also shrinks the prostate gland. Does > anybody have an opinion on this? > > Ted |
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