The information below is intended to briefly explain the most common forms of treatment for enlarged prostate, including cooled thermotherapy, non-surgical treatment.
Cooled thermotherapy uses a soft flexible catheter to deliver microwave energy to the prostate.
The heat generated by the microwave energy destroys the enlarged prostate tissue. Over time the body reabsorbs the destroyed tissue and the once enlarged prostate gets smaller. Some 1.5 million men in the U.S. are currently on a lifetime regimen of prostate medications. These drugs have several limitations. Surgery BPH surgery known as Transurethral Resection of the Prostate, or TURP, was performed on about 150,000 men last year.