Following the historical widespread use of Chlordecone (originally marketed as Kepone) throughout Martinique, the carcinogenic pesticide is now found in the bloodstream of over ninety percent of residents on the French Caribbean island. Chlordecone has rendered fishing or crop cultivation inviable, due to its poisoning of the food and water, […]
Female Incontinence Causes & Treatment
Female urinary incontinence Although it’s known to be more commonplace amongst older women, urinary incontinence now affects as many as half of all women¹. Despite being disruptive to everyday life, many sufferers often due to embarrassment are reluctant to seek professional help to find the cause and treatments readily available […]
Talking Therapy Support for Prostate Cancer Patients
Talking therapy Talking therapy helps many patients who are struggling with their thoughts and feelings, as well as suffering the anxiety and depression this causes. Professional therapists such as counsellors or psychologists typically provide regular confidential and consistent support via weekly appointments. Patients can continue to attend therapy sessions for […]
iTind Treatment for BPH Enlarged Prostate Reaches Two Milestones
BPH (Benign prostatic hyperplasia) affects as many as 8 of 10 older men; this means that the prostate is enlarged and medical treatment is required to relieve the associated symptoms. Because it marginalises the risk of incurring associated side-effects (such as LUTS (Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms) or erectile dysfunction), iTind […]
Prostate Cancer Patients Swap Chemo for Precision Drugs during Pandemic
The COVID19 pandemic has placed an incalculable amount of pressure on the National Health Service and to help relieve this, NHS England has announced that patients with advanced prostate cancer can replace their hospital-based chemotherapy treatments, with highly specific hormone therapy medication that is self-administered at home. This essentially lessens […]
Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer Treatment and Explanation
Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer OMPC (OligoMetastatic Prostate Cancer) is diagnosed when cancer cells transfer from the original tumour site and on into other parts of the body (metastasis), where new metastatic tumours then develop (an example of this would be prostate cancer transferring to the liver). It’s hoped that treatment of […]
Erectile Dysfunction (ED) Medication
Erectile Dysfunction (ED) medication Erectile Dysfunction ED medication is taken orally, so as to help achieve and maintain an erection; the medicines relax muscles and improve the flow of blood to the penis. Alongside counselling and an improved everyday lifestyle (which can also help relieve ED), the use of medication […]
Prostatitis Symptoms Assessments and Diagnosis
Prostatitis Prostatitis affects more than one in ten men and is the most common prostate issue for men younger than fifty; it occurs when the prostate gland becomes inflamed and (depending on diagnosis) is classed and defined as being either a chronic condition or acute illness. Numerous causes of prostatitis […]
Prostatitis Treatment Surgery and Medication Options
Prostatitis treatment Patients with prostatitis are offered specific treatment for their individual diagnosis; further treatment options are also available if the first method proves ineffective, but this is dictated by the patient’s response to treatment. Urologists are experts in the field of prostatitis and patients should ask their doctor for […]
BPH Medication Alpha Blockers & DHT Inhibitors
BPH Medication Alpha Blockers Alpha blockers have proved to be beneficial for over two thirds of BPH patients; they are used to restore normal, unrestricted urine flow by reducing pressure applied to the urethra. Without changing the dimensions or structure of the prostate, alpha blockers for example Terazosin, Doxazosin, Tamsulosin, […]