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Alpha-Blocker Medicines for Prostatitis
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Most men who take alpha-blockers for prostatitis have fewer symptoms, but it takes awhile for the medicine to give results. Alpha-blockers work best in men who haven't already tried many different kinds of medicines for prostatitis and who have moderate to severe symptoms.Reference 1
Taking an antibiotic and an alpha-blocker together helps to improve symptoms of chronic prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain better than either medicine alone.Reference 2
| 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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