JABS of ‘Botox’ – commonly used to prevent wrinkles – may shrink an enlarged prostate.
In a new study reported in the journal Prostate, 45 men with the age-related condition benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), who had failed to respond to drugs and did not want surgery, were given injections of botulinum toxin into the gland.
Results show that symptoms – such as frequent urination or difficulty urinating – decreased by around 35 per cent after a period of two weeks and nearly 40 per cent after three months.
Prostate size also reduced, say the urologists from Cairo University and other centres, who suggest that the drug may act on nerves to contract or shrink enlarged tissue.
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