Alpha-Blocker Medicines for Prostatitis
How It Works
These medicines relax the muscles in the prostate and at the base of the bladder. This reduces muscle tightness and spasms that may prevent normal urine flow.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: December 3, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference J. Curtis Nickel, MD, FRCSC - Urology |
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