BPH

Question 1

Complications

Answer 1

Urinary retention
Recurrent UTI

Question 2

Mx
1st line - […]-[…] […] e.g. […], […]
decrease […] […] tone of the prostate and bladder

[…] […]-[…] inhibitors e.g. […]
block the conversion of testosterone to […] ([…]), which is known to induce BPH
May take up to […] months

Surgery - […]

Answer 2

Mx
1st line - alpha-1 antagonists e.g. tamsulosin, alfuzosin
decrease smooth muscle tone of the prostate and bladder

5 alpha-reductase inhibitors e.g. finasteride
block the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which is known to induce BPH
May take up to 6 months

Surgery - TURP