Drug Treatment Reduces Enlargement.(prostate glands)(Brief Article) USA Today (Magazine) | February 1, 1999 | COPYRIGHT 1999 Society for the Advancement of Education. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Results of a four-year study involving 3,040 men have shown that those taking the drug finasteride (Proscar) for enlarged prostate glands reduced their risk of needing surgery or experiencing acute urinary retention by more than half. Participants either received finasteride or a placebo. Those taking finasteride had a 55% reduced risk of needing prostate surgery and 57% less of developing acute urinary retention, a painful blockage of the urinary tract requiring catheterization.

"This clinical trial demonstrates that finasteride clearly alters the progression of ...

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