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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: The tamsulosin group showed no significant differences before and after the treatment in the scores on IPSS (13. 23 + / - 4. 39 vs. 12. 21 + / - 4. 07), QOL (4. 23 + / - 1. 27 vs 3. 53 + / - 0. 95) and Qmax ([12. 3 + / - 8. 39] ml/s vs. [14. 1 + / - 8. 62] mls) (P > 0. 05), while the combination group exhibited significantly higher scores on IPSS and QOL and lower score on Qmax after the medication than before it (IPSS : 14. 45 + / - 5. 31 vs. 6. 56 + / - 2. 03, P < 0. 05 ; QOL : 4. 45 + / - 0. 79 vs. 2. 34 + / - 0. 73, P < 0. 05 ; Qmax : [11. 4 + / - 9. 21] ml/s vs. [15. 5 + / - 8. 35] ml/s, P < 0. 01).