Prospective observational study on the efficacy and tolerability of a complex of phytochemicals versus dutasteride in the treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptomps due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

The aim of our study was to treat 2 similar groups of patients suffering from BPH: one group with a complex based on phycocyanin, PEA and selenium; the other group with dutasteride. So the effectiveness of these treatments was checked, especially regarding the improvement of LUTS and the reduction o...

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Humans
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms - drug therapy
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms - etiology
Male
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Prospective Studies
Prostate-Specific Antigen - blood
Prostatic Hyperplasia - complications
Prostatic Hyperplasia - drug therapy
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