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Can prostate enlargement improve with alpha-blockers?
Query: Hi doctor, I have enlarged prostate. Also, my blood urea and creatinine have increased. Will it improve with the treatment of alpha-blockers (Tamdura)? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Kindly provide your age, creatinine value, and prostate size. Has the digital rectal examination (DRE) and ultrasound KUB (kidney, ureters, and urinary bladder) been conducted? If PSA (prostate-specific antigen) is high or the prostate feels hard on examination, a prosta... Read Full »
What is the best remedy for enlarged prostate with weak urine stream?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 52-year-old male. My height is 5.10 feet, and weight is 154 pounds. I have an enlarged prostate problem since age 43 years. My last scan was done before six years, showing 27 cc in volume and a calculus measuring 6.0 mm is seen in the lower pole. Kidney stone is not giving any ... Read Full »
Dr. Samer Sameer Juma Ali Altawil
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) with lower urinary tract symptoms. Prostate size is not really important some times, people with 20 gm prostate have symptoms and people with 200 gm have no issues. The shape of prostate can cause blockage to urine at any size. Two mai... Read Full »
My father has an enlarged prostate. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor,My father recently passes a lot of urine. He says that he has the tendency to urinate but cannot urinate. So, we immediately went to the hospital, and the doctor did some tests, and he passed urine through a urine tube. We did a USG and the report says that my father has an enlarged pro... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.I can understand your concern.Your father has an enlarged prostate (prostate is a gland found near the bladder). It usually enlarges with age. According to the ultrasound report that has been attached (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity), the prostate ... Read Full »
What is the best medicine to cure prostate enlargement?
Query: Hello doctor, I have the condition of enlargement of the prostate for the last over five years. I am 53 years old. I am taking capsule Urimax 40 mg once in a day and I am able to manage the condition. However, it seems that of late, my libido is negative and the sex life is absolutely zero. Though ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your query. The symptoms of BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia), if severe can have a negative impact on the sexual drive of the person. The medication that you are currently taking, does not have any effect on libido but itself. That said the most like... Read Full »
How likely is it that the MRI could have missed significant cancer?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 65-year-old with a very enlarged prostate (approx 100 ccs). I had periodic hematuria. PSA has vacillated between 2.7 and 5. Blind biopsy negative. I had two prostate MRI six months apart, one designated pirad 1 and the second pirad 2. I am on flow max and Finasteride. Based on ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. With your description, it is obvious that you have a large prostate with lower urinary tract symptoms, which you are on treatment with Finasteride for more than six months. With this scenario, PSA (prostate-specific antigen) should be read as twice the value that is re... Read Full »
I have slow urinating problem with diabetes. Please suggest medication to help both.
Query: Hello doctor, I have a slow urinating problem and I am taking the following medications: Telma H (OD), Glycomet GP (BD), Atorlip 10 (OD), Urimax 0.4 mg (OD), and Vitamin A to Z (OD), and Human Mixtard Insulin 20 units (OD). I have my health check-up done. Please prescribe suitable diabetic and kidne... Read Full »
Dr. Samer Sameer Juma Ali Altawil
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Prostate enlargement can cause an obstruction and slow urine. After the age of 50 prostate starts to grow to variable sizes. Although size does not matter but the shape of the prostate can cause obstruction. Medications can shrink the prostate up to 30% and cause improv... Read Full »
I have gallbladder issues. What to do?
Query: Hello doctor, I had got an abdomen ultrasound done for other reasons but, the radiologist observed the following 'gallbladder is partially distended and showing few small concretions at the GB neck. Chronic patient of the prostate. Size 47 by 41 by 38 mm, volume 39 cc. Pre-void urine 281 cc, post v... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. How old are you? There is no need to worry. Small concretions are commonly found in the gallbladder. Also, the prostate size is enlarged and it is probably due to a benign prostatic hypertrophy. You should get Serum PSA (prostate-specific antigen) levels done, whi... Read Full »
I had an MRI of my prostate. Please review my reports.
Query: Hi doctor,I have enlarged prostate, urinary retention, and hematuria for almost a year. I had MRI of prostate done. I would like to have the interpretation of images. Currently, I am on Flowmax and Finasteride. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The MRI scan of the prostate (attachment removed to protect patient identity) shows a grossly enlarged prostate which is indenting the lumen of the urinary bladder and which you are probably aware of. Further, the median lobe of the prostate is showing hypertrophy and p... Read Full »
My father has hiccups after stopping steroids. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, My dad has been diagnosed with metastases and it has spread to his spines and lungs. He had prostate problems for past five years. Doctor on consultation here gave him few medicines which included Dexon. Once he stopped the medicine, he is hving hiccups continuously. Kindly advise on ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Will you be able to provide me with details like: Does he have any other medical conditions like diabetes, heart disease or kidney problem? When was he diagnosed with malignancy and has he received any treatment? What exactly do you mean by prostate problems? W... Read Full »
How to manage prostate enlargement?
Query: Hi doctor, The sudden increase in the size of my prostate from 75 g to 100 g in a year worries me. Three biopsy test results taken before six years were negative. The PSA level stabilized, and free PSA ratio was satisfactory. Please see the enclosed results. My problem is frequent urination. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I think you have undergone extensive prostate biopsy under general anesthesia, and the PSA level (prostate-specific antigen) is not very different from now. The rate of increase of PSA is also fine, and for a large prostate, PSA is on the higher side due to volume. The... Read Full »