METHOD OF DETERMINING AND REDUCING THE RISK OF BPH-RELATED UROLOGIC EVENTS

METHOD OF DETERMINING AND REDUCING THE RISK OF BPH-RELATED UROLOGIC EVENTS

This invention is concerned with a method of determining the risk of a urologic event, particularly an event selected from BPH-related surgery and acute urinary retention in a man by measuring the man's serum PSA level. The present invention also provides for a method of reducing the risk of th...

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Hauptverfasser: WANG, DANIEL Z, STONER, ELIZABETH, WALDSTREICHER, JOANNE
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This invention is concerned with a method of determining the risk of a urologic event, particularly an event selected from BPH-related surgery and acute urinary retention in a man by measuring the man's serum PSA level. The present invention also provides for a method of reducing the risk of the urologic event in a man determined to be at risk by the present urologic event risk-determining method by administration to the man of a compound which inhibits 5 -reductase. Also provided is a kit for determining the risk of a urologic event.